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ZAMBIA received an early Christmas present when it was declared a yellow

fever-free zone by the World Health Organization (WHO) in the run up to the

end of year festivities.

As we look ahead into 2015 and beyond, this is an important step in Zam-

bia’s tourism growth. The WHO’s acknowledgment of the work that Zambia

has done to combat yellow fever comes hot on the heels of the new Zambia/

Zimbabwe uni-visa that was implemented on the 1st December — both events

go some way to heeding the recently renewed calls from the Zambia Tour-

ism Boad fo a substatial simplicatio of the visa pocess fo iteatioal

visitors.

The hope is that in light of the WHO’s acknowledgment, the Department of

Home Affais will help to esue that havig to cay a yellow feve ceticate

when leaving Zambia is no longer a requirement for international visitors.

All of this comes at a time whe the govemet has idetied touism

as one major sector with the potential to create much-needed jobs as well

as to steady the economy. The declaration of Zambia as a yellow fever-free

zoe is also sigicat i light of the cuet fea suoudig the spead of

Ebola in other parts of Africa, and the subsequent negative downturn in tour-

ism throughout much of the continent. The WHO’s acknowledgment reiterates

Zambia’s commitment to dealing with possibly dangerous diseases that other

African nations are still struggling with, and signals that the country is very

much ‘open for business’ with regards to tourism.

Let’s hope that the international market takes note of the hard work that

Zambia is doing to ensure it has a healthy tourism industry and an ever-in-

creasing number of happy tourists. Let’s hope that 2015 is a landmark year in

the ongoing growth of Zambia’s tourism.

Zambia Yellow

Fever-Free



INTERNATIONAL NEWS

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WTM Africa 2015, the leading business-to-business tourism event in Af-

rica, has added an array of new International exhibitors, including desti-

nation hot-spot Abu Dhabi and a number of major players from the hotel,

travel technology, cruise and airline sectors.

The new exhibitors at WTM Africa 2015 – which will take place at

the Cape Town International Convention Centre from April 15th-17th –

signed up following glowing publicity and positive feedback that resultedfrom the hugely successful inaugural WTM Africa last year.

The Abu Dhabi Tourism and Culture Authority is the latest destination

to sign up to WTM Africa 2015, while, from the global accommodation

sector, International Hotel Group, Best Western and Hotel Verde are new

exhibitors.

Mubarak Al Nuaimi, director, destination promotion department, TCA

Abu Dhabi, said: “We followed with interest the success of the inaugural

WTM Africa exhibition in 2014 and we are excited to be exhibiting this

year at what has already established itself as a major trade must-attend

event on the continent.

“Our delegation of leading hotels, tour operators and national airline

Etihad Airways will showcase the very best of Abu Dhabi’s tourism op-

portunities while also highlighting the culture and heritage of the emirate.

“Airlift to Abu Dhabi will substantially increase from after South Af-

ica Aiways begu ights diect to the UAE capital, joiig Etihad Ai -ways’ seve ights a week to Abu Dhabi, ad this is a ideal oppotuity

for us to increase our inbound visitors from the African continent.”

From the airline sector, fastjet, the low-cost pan-Africa airline – part

owned by easyJet – will be highlighting new opportunities following its

newly launched routes to South Africa, Zambia and Zimbabwe from its

Dar es Salaam base.

From the world of cruising, Pullmantur Cruises is aiming to raise

awaeess of its eet of ve ships ad its wide selectio of destiatios.

WTM Africa 2015 to have new delegatesThe company has long served the Spanish market, but is now keen to

establish itself as an international brand.

Finally, two new travel technology companies will be exhibiting for the

st time this yea: bookig system povide Taveltek ad All I Tavel,

which provides travel agents with an online reservation system that inte-

grates hotels’ inventory and direct contracted products.

This year’s event has been expanded by an extra day to become a three-day evet ad the exhibitio oo space will be 50 pe cet bigge.

WTM Africa 2014 facilitated an impressive $314 million in industry

deals. WTM Africa, Thebe Reed Exhibitions, managing director, Carol

Weaving said: “We’re excited to welcome more of the world’s key tour-

ism players to WTM Africa 2015.

“It’s great to see such a wide range of new exhibitors from such dif-

ferent International tourism businesses, and it’s a result of the buzz WTM

Africa created during its inaugural event last year.”

UnDEr 35 year olds severely under-index in airline and hotel app usage but over-index

on OTAs, according to the latest Travel Demographics Report Series published by Strat-

egy Analytics Travel Analytics service,

Those under 25 are either not traveling or not involved in the travel booking process.

Encouragingly for the industry those between 26 – 35 over-index on travel apps. However,

much of this usage is focused on local travel apps or OTAs. While a boon for OTAs this

scenario poses a big challenge for hotels and airlines.

Online Travel Agents excel in commoditizing travel costs while democratizing the se-

lection process for users. For hotels and airlines that seek to generate loyal customers the

wave of lowest price shoppers – those up to 35 years old - must be concerning. Not only

do these groups over-index on OTA usage but they severely under-index sometimes more

than 7% for hotels and airlines.

The big question that must be asked is – is the reliance on OTAs a result of life stage –

or a broader market transition? If the latter, airlines and hotels will be hard pressed to pay

off the investments they are making to woo millennials.

According to Joshua Martin, Travel Analytics Research Service Director, “As new tech-

nology such as Apple Pay makes booking travel on mobile devices easier – new threats to

established players emerge. If younger travelers become loyal to their OTA in lieu of an

ailie o hotel it makes secuig egula ad epeat customes difcult. While hotels ad

airlines are performing well with those 36+ as a new generation comes of age the compa-

nies must keep innovating to remain unique. The continued focus on new technology andfeatues ae a impotat st step to achievig this goal.”

Barry Gilbert, Vice President of New Ventures added, “Mobile devices are becoming

increasingly relied upon for activities once restricted to the PC. I expect travel to be great-

ly impact by this trend and the data in these reports demonstrate that airlines and hotels

need to reevaluate their mobile strategies.”

Study: Kayak, Airbnb,OTAs threaten to

dominate mobile minds

UnITED Airlines has reported

full-year 2014 net income of $1.97

billion, an increase of 89 percent

year-over-year, or $5.06 per dilut-

ed share, excluding $834 million

of special items.

Icludig special items, UAL

reported full-year net income of

$1.13 billion, or $2.93 per diluted

share.

UAL epoted fouth-quate

2014 net income of $461 million,

an increase of 86 percent year-

over-year, or $1.20 per diluted

share, excluding $433 million of

special items.

Icludig special items, UALreported fourth-quarter 2014 net

income of $28 million, or $0.07

per diluted share.

Full-year 2014 consolidated

unit costs, excluding special charg-

es, third-party business expenses,

fuel ad pot shaig, iceased

1.3 per cent year-over-year on a

consolidated capacity increase of

Uited Ailies epots £2b pot fo 2014

0.3 per cent.

Full-year 2014 CASM, includ-

ing those items, decreased 1.6 per

cent year-over-year.

“Thanks to the good work of the

Uited team, we epoted a $2 bil-

lio pot fo 2014, excludig spe-

cial items,” said Jeff Smisek, UAL

chairman, president and chief ex-

ecutive ofce.

“We’re starting 2015 as a better

airline, and we expect to generate

far better results.

“I’m excited about what we will

do this year to improve our opera-

tions, our product, and our custom-

er service, focusing on growingour core earnings and margins.

“Fo the st quate, we expect

our pre-tax margin to be between

ve ad seve pe cet, excludig

special items.”

For the fourth quarter of 2014,

total revenue was $9.3 billion, a

decrease of 0.2 percent year-over-

year.

Fourth-quarter consolidated

passenger revenue increased 1.3

per cent to $8.1 billion, compared

to the same period in 2013.

Ancillary revenue per passen-

ger in the fourth quarter increased

9.7 percent year-over-year to morethan $22 per passenger.

Fourth-quarter cargo revenue

grew 18.2 per cent to $260 million

driven by higher volumes year-

ove-yea, as cago tafc ecov-

ered from the prior year’s lower

bookings.

Other revenue in the fourth

quarter decreased 14.3 per cent

year-over-year to $970 million

mostly due to the company choos-

ing to discontinue an agreement to

sell fuel to a third party.

The corresponding expense de-

cline appears in third-party busi-

ness expense.

Consolidated revenue passenger

miles increased 0.1 per cent and

consolidated available seat miles

increased 0.9 per cent year-over-

year for the fourth quarter, result-

ing in a fourth-quarter consolidat-

ed load factor of 81.7 per cent.

Fourth-quarter 2014 consolidat-

ed PRASM increased 0.4 per cent

and consolidated yield increased

1.3 per cent compared to the fourth

quarter of 2013.

EXPECT to see a 25% increase in MICE suppliers and showcase at Thailand’s 60sqm pavilion, fronted by

Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau (TCEB) at the upcoming IT&CM China 2015.

Vichaya Soonthornsaratoon, Director of Meetings, Incentives and Conventions Department of TCEB re-

vealed what delegates can expect f rom TCEB.

“We will continue our mega-event campaign to attract large-scale projects from China that bring in at

least 1,000 delegates to Thailand. We will provide support to ensure their meetings and trips to Thailand run

smoothly and successfully.”

Since 2013, the number of outbound MICE travellers from China to Thailand has consistently exceeded

100,000.

Meanwhile, China continues to be among the top three outbound MICE markets since 2010.

With Chia’s stog ecoomic pefomace, fequet ight outes betwee Chia ad Thailad, the eadi-

ness and enhanced capabilities of MICE cities – Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Phuket, Pattaya – as well as Thailand’s

reputation as a travel destination, Soonthornsaratoon believes that the rise of Chinese MICE travellers to

Thailand will continue.

On the motivation of returning with a larger presence, she explained, “China has been one of Thailand’s top

thee maket souces fo MICE tavelles fo the past ve yeas. I 2013, it ose to claim the umbe oe spot.

With such a strong performance record and bright prospects, we need to deepen our focus on China. Through

our participation at IT&CM China, we will also create more opportunities for our Thai MICE suppliers to

meet MICE Paticipatig fo the st time with the Thai Pavilio is TICA, Thailad Icetive ad CovetioAssociation.

General Manager, Prapahan Sungmuang commented on the motivation behind their attendance at IT&CM

China 2015, “China’s economy and meeting industry is growing rapidly, and Thailand remains the favorite

destiatio fo MICE evets fo this maket. We believe attedig this show will beet the Associatio ad

its members.

IT& CM China will be a good platform for us to meet with the international and leading Chinese players in

the MICE industry, and gain more business leads.”

IT&CM China 2015 will take place from 14 to 16 April 2015.

Thailand establishes larger

presence at IT&CM China 2015



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Oil touches every aspectof our lives and its priceis crashing. Here are justsome of the mixed bless-

ings that may ow – fromcheaper holidays and

safer sex to busier roadsand more terrorism

LAST year in July oil was trad-

ing at over $100 a barrel. Now

it’s down below $48.

Cheaper petrol but higher insur-

ance premiums for motorists

It doesn’t take a rocket-fuel scien-

tist to see that an early consequence

of a fall in the price of crude oil

will – eventually – be cheaper pet-

rol, which is plainly good news for

motorists. According to the RACFoundation, Britain’s drivers spent

a estimated £2.57b o fuel last

moth, about £330m less tha they

spent in last July, when crude oil

was still trading at over $100 a bar-

rel. In research done for the Sun-

day Telegraph, the foundation cal-

culates that the owners of Britain’s

28m cas should save aoud £4b

this year, compared with what they

would have spent had petrol pric-

es stayed at last summer’s level

of £1.33 a lite – about £140 pe

motorist. (And that’s based on pet-

rol prices sticking where they are

now; they could yet fall further.)

But it’s not all good news. Because

what will motorists do with the

extra cash burning a hole in their

pockets? Drive more miles, for

one thing. And driving more miles

means spending more time on the

road, which will almost inevitably

lead to more accidents. And more

accidents lead to higher insurance

premiums. In fact, this phenom-

enon seems already to be happen-

ing: according to research carried

out jointly by the comparison web-

site confused.com and consultants

Towers Watson, although the price

of the average car insurance pre-

mium fell by £51 oveall last yea,

it ose by 2%, o about £12, i the

al quate – patly because with

petrol prices now 20% lower than

during the summer, people were

making more use of their cars.

Stephe Joes, UK head of pop-

erty and casualty pricing at Tow-

ers Watson, says the past three

months of the year were driven

by “falling fuel prices leading to

increased driving [and] increas-

ing accident frequency”. Britain’s

drivers clocked up 77.9bn miles

i the al thee moths of 2014,

around 2.2% more than in the

same quarter of the previous year,

according to the British Society of

Motor Manufacturers and Traders

(SMMT), and logically, the num-

ber of insurance claims they sub-

mitted followed the same curve.

Jon Henley

More new cars hitting the road

Along with other factors including

geate codece i the ecoomy,

lower petrol prices may also tempt

more people into buying a new car.

The SMMT reported that nearly

2.5m new cars were registered in

2014, the highest level in a decade

and nearly 10% more than in 2013.

According to the Department

for Transport, there were around

525,000 more cars – almost 2%

of the total – on Britain’s roads at

the end of last year compared with

the end of 2013. And the New Year

seems to have got off to a similar

start: the car sales website mo-

tos.co.uk says the st 10 days of

2015 “hit record levels on all key

metrics”. Page views for premium

brands such as BMW, Mercedes,

Audi, Jaguar and Land Rover

have more than trebled, the com-

pany says, adding that it attributes

the exceptional start to the year to

“a combination of an improving

economy and the lower cost of

fuel”.

But SMMT spokesman BenFoulds says it is far too soon for

the automotive industry to start

making assumptions about chang-

es in the kind of cars people will

want to buy, or manufacturers to

make. “We don’t see much effect

in the short to medium term,” he

says. “Consumers may have a bit

more money in their pockets and

codece i tems of spedig,

but the industry now is about fuel

ecoomy ad efciecy ad the

increases have been considerable.”

That focus is not about to change

soon, Foulds suggests – adding

that Jaguar’s much talked-about

st SUV, the moste F-Pace u-

veiled at the Detroit motor show,

“will have been in planning for a

matter of years”. JH

Russian tourism dries up

In recent years, Russian tourists

have joined ranks with the Chi-

nese to become major cash cows

for holiday destinations around

the wold. With the coict i

Ukaie, subsequet sactios

from the west and a drop in the val-

ue of the rouble, their numbers are

already in decline. The drop in oil

prices will only add to this. “Eco-

nomic growth might be dented in

countries which are oil exporters,”

says John Kester, trend researcher

at the Uited natios Wold Tou -

ism Ogaizatio (UnWTO).

“The Russias and the Nigerias of

the world might see fewer people

travelling.” And this will have

knock-on effects for the countries

that traditionally host them. As Dr

George Filis, associate professor

i acial ecoomics at Bou -

emouth Uivesity, explais:

“I’m from Greece and one of our

largest markets is Russian tourists.

So if they stop coming, that could

be quite damaging.” Will Coldwell

Airline prots on the rise

The aviation industry has been

stugglig acially fo yeas,

particularly since 2010 when oil

pices bega to ise sigicatly.

Magis ad pots have bee

squeezed in order to keep ticket

prices down. Now, as Filis ex-

plains, is a “golden opportunity

for airlines to correct their balance

sheets”. In the short term, ticket

prices are likely to remain the

same, while airlines enjoy an in-

cease i pots ad happie shae-

holders. The fact that airlines make

contracts for fuel months in ad-

vance of their needs will also delay

any price changes. But if oil pricesstay down throughout the year,

consumers will start to see cheaper

tickets. “I would be extremely sur-

prised if it doesn’t eventually pass

on to the passengers,” says Filis.

WC

Cheaper ights to exotic, long-

haul destinations

Ticket prices should eventually

fall. Photograph: Antony Nettle /

Alamy/Alamy

The economic boost from lower oil

pices should mea the UK public

has a bit more disposable income

to spend on holidays and, if there

is an eventual reduction in travel

costs, could be jetting off more

eadily to futhe-ug destia-

tions. “When oil prices are high

it slightly encourages short haul

ights,” says Keste. “Ad whe

they go down there’s a slight swing

towards long haul. But this is still

balanced with exchange rates and

other factors; often the cost of liv-

ing in long haul destinations is rel-

atively low while getting there is

relatively expensive.” In Decem-

ber, the International Air Transport

Association (IATA), predicted the

average return air fare, exclud-

ing taxes, would fall by 5.1% in

2015. Chris Goater, a spokesman

for the organisation, acknowledges

that there will be a time lag before

consumers enjoy cheaper prices,

but adds: “The airline industry is

very competitive and airlines price

aggressively in order to hold on

to their market share. Consumers

generally do very well out of the

situation.” WC

Safer sex

The shrivelling oil price has an un-

expected bonus – cheaper and saf-

er sex. A fall in the price of crude

should result in cheaper condoms

– or at least those made sythenti-

cally, from materials such as poly-

urethane, where the price is deter-

mined by the market price for oil.

Sexual lubricants could become

cheaper too – as “much of the inti-

macy product market is still domi-

nated by petrochemical- based

products” according to Wendy

Strgar, -“Loveologist” at Good

Clean Love. Patrick Collinson

Cheaper mortgages, and more

pain for savers in the UK

The fall in the headline rate ofiatio to its lowest eve level

of just 0.5% – largely a result of

the dramatic collapse in the price

of cude – will beet millios of

homebuyers with “tracker” style

mortgages, as the prospect of a rise

in interest rates recedes by the day.

Last year most economists thought

interest rates would start to march

back up again by the end of 2014.

But it didn’t happen, and now

many expect them to remain at his-

torically low levels long past the

election and into 2016.

Lenders have reacted by issuing

some of the cheapest xed-ate

deals ever seen in Britain. Barclays

has bought out a loa xed fo 10years at just 2.99%, while HSBC

is offeig a two-yea x at just

1.29%. With some speculating that

iatio could head to zeo if the

oil price continues to drop, expect

more record low mortgages to fol-

low.

More money in buyers’ pockets

and cheap mortgages are usually

the recipe for a property boom, yet

virtually every major house price

index is pointing downwards.

Housing has cooled rapidly in re-

cent months, especially in London,

where the “prime” market is suf-

fering with Russian oligarchs de-

pendent on oil riches now short of

a millio o two to thow at a at i

Knightsbridge.

But spare a thought for savers with

ISAs, who outnumber mortgage

holders seven-to-one – and can ex-

pect no early r elief from years of

paltry payouts. “Cash deposit rates

are surely going to stay lower for

loge as a esult of fallig ia-

tion. The governor of the Bank of

England is highly unlikely to raise

rates while at the same time writ-

ing a letter to the chancellor to ex-

plai why iatio is so fa below

target. Short term, savers have lit-

tle choice but to grin and bear it,”

says Laith Khalaf of Hargreaves

Lansdown. PC

Saudi Arabia keeps

the squeeze on Iran

Saudi Arabia, the world’s largest

oil producer and exporter, is also

regional standard-bearer for the

majority Sunni Muslim branch

of Islam. The Saudis’ big rival is

majority Shia Muslim Iran, with

which it is embroiled in a proxy

wa fo powe ad iuece acoss

the Middle East. The Saudis, em-

boldened by nearly $1tn in cash

reserves, have consistently refused

to prop up the plunging oil price by

cutting production. Their motive,

at least in part, may be a deliber-

ate attempt to squeeze the Iranian

economy and weaken Tehran’s

clerical regime. About 60% of

Iran’s exports are tied to oil.

Some analysts suggest the Saudis

ae i cahoots with the US, which

(with the EU) has imposed tough

sanctions on Iran over its alleged

covert effort to acquire nucle-

ar weapons capability. Barack

Obama, overriding Israel’s objec-

tions and eager for a diplomaticcoup before he steps down, is pur-

suing a nuclear pact with Iran; the

deadline is July. Oil price pressure

may be one way of forcing a deal.

The Saudis have additional ob-

jectives. With Qatar, they want to

neutralise Iran’s support for the

Assad regime in Syria, which they

deplore. They also want to reduce

Iaia iuece with Hezbollah

in Lebanon and Shia groups in

Bahrain, Yemen and elsewhere.

Iran is undoubtedly feeling the

pressure. It warned on Tuesday

that the Saudis and oil-rich allies

such as Kuwait were making a

“strategic mistake” that they would

come to regret. Simon Tisdall

Russia pulls even further away

from Europe

The falling oil price has severely

damaged President Vladimir Pu-

tin’s regime in Russia, which is

heavily dependent on oil and gas

revenues and cannot balance its

budget at current prices. Putin has

already signalled public sector

wage freezes and spending cuts.

The economy is set to shrink by

5% as the rouble’s value falls and

consumer prices rise. Russia’s an-

nexation of Crimea and interven-

tio i easte Ukaie last yea

provoked western sanctions, ex-

acerbating economic problems.Putin’s generally more aggressive

geopolitical stance vis a vis Nato

and the west has also raised anxi-

ety levels in Washington.

As with Ia, it is suggested the US

and Saudi Arabia have colluded on

oil to puish russia ove Ukaie,

curb future expansionism, and

THE PLUMMETING OIL PRICE:

A guide to the Global Shockwaves

weaken its support for Syria’s

Assad. There is a precedent. In

1998, the Saudis, resentful of Rus-

sian competition, sent the oil price

plummeting; Russia defaulted

on its debts. Russia currently has

about $400bn in reserves, but pri-

vate sector debt amounts to about

$700bn.

If Russia is squeezed enough, it

is argued, Putin may back down

o Ukaie. But do’t hold you

breath. The Russian leader says

the answer is to diversify the Rus-

sian economy away from oil. He

has also begun to woo China with

multi-billion dollar energy deals.

This eastwards “pivot” could have

long-term strategic implications

for Russia’s relations with Europe

ad US, focig two of the wold’s

most authoritarian regimes into al-

liance. ST

Woes for Venezuela,

Cuba and Brazil

Venezuela, a leading oil exporter

and champion of populist, leftwing

politics across La tin America, has

been badly hit, and has predictably

blamed its plight o a US-led co-

spiracy. Given its sharp ideological

differences with Washington, this

claim is not beyond the realms of

possibility.

Venezuela has long helped bank-

roll Cuba’s economy, for example,

sending 80,000 barrels of oil daily.

Oil makes up 95% of Venezuela’s

exports. According to market ana-

lysts, political instability coupled

with economic woes could lead

Caracas to default. Beleaguered

Cuba, meanwhile, had little choice

but to cut a deal with the old en-

emy, Washington, which it dulydid last month. One unexpected

result:demand for embargoed Cu-

ba cigas i the US is set to boom.

For other developing countries, the

oil price fall could prove a mixed

blessing. Brazil’s rapid economic

advance has been checked. But im-

poverished Chad, for example, is

planning to double production this

year. Like other smaller producers,

it says incentives for a healthy di-

vesicatio of the ecoomy have

grown. ST

Boko Haram and Islamic State

terror threat grows

Nigeria’s exports are almost en-

tirely oil-related. Its currency lost

13% of its value in 2014 due to

falling prices. Reduced govern-

ment income will inevitably affect

Nigeria’s already limited ability to

counter the Islamist extremists of

Boko Haram, whose civilian atroc-

ities have plumbed new depths.

Deepening poverty, lack of educa-

tion and unemployment, exacerbat-

ed by falling state revenues from

oil, have serious implications for

terrorism and stability elsewhere

in the Sahel region, in Sudan and

South Sudan, and in energy-rich

Libya, scene of growing anarchy

since the western intervention in

2011. Worse still, Islamic State ter-oists i Iaq have seized oilelds

ad poted fom illicit sales. Fo

them, the windfall price is largely

immaterial. Not so the Kurds of

northern Iraq. Aspirations for

Kurdish self-rule or independence

may have been set back by falling

revenues. ST



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Dec 2014 - Jan 2015 7TOURISM MAIL

By MARIE BREWIS

WE’RE big fans of 2014’s Nexus 6, Samsung Galaxy

S5,Samsung Galaxy Note 4, HTC One M8, LG G3,Sony Xperia Z3 and iPhone 6, but we’re more impressed by

what’s to come this year. Here we reveal the 16 upcoming

smartphones that you should be most excited about this year.

Best new smartphones 2015: Samsung Galaxy S6

If you’re a Samsung fan but would rather stick to a phone than

a phablet then the S6 will be just what you’re looking for. Cur-

etly thee ae two desigs i the woks, with the al yet to

be decided. One has an all-metal unibody chassis in line with

that of the Galaxy Alpha, while the other is half metal with a

removable plastic rear like the Galaxy Note 4. We wouldn’t be

surprised to also see a quad-HD screen, plus plenty of other

adical ew featues, icludig a edesiged gepit sca-

ner that works a lot more like Apple’s Touch ID and, you know,

actually woks. I the UK, we’e likely to see the Sapdago

810 processor paired with 3GB of RAM. We should see the

Samsug Galaxy S6 uveiled at a Samsug Upacked evet prior to MWC 2015, probably on 1 March 2015. Read all the

Samsung Galaxy S6 rumourshere.

Samsung Galaxy S6 mini

A Samsug Galaxy agship lauch is taditioally followed

by several variants, most importantly a compact version, but

we’ve also seen variants that offer, for example, improved

cameras or more ruggedised designs. The Samsung Galaxy S6

mini is likely to arrive a few months after the standard Sam-

sung Galaxy S6, perhaps in late July/early August, and will be

a more compact version of its bigger brother with a slightly

slimmed down spec. We expect to see a 4.7in full-HD screen,

a slower-clocked Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, per-

haps 2GB of RAM and 16- and 5Mp cameras. You can read

our Samsung Galaxy S6 mini predictions here.

Samsung Galaxy A7

Samsug has comed its Galaxy A7, a gogeous phabletwith a 6.3mm unibody metal chassis, a 5.5in Super AMOLED

screen and a 64-bit octa-core processor. The Samsung Galaxy

A7 is ot yet o sale o the UK, but will come i both sigle-

and dual-SIM variants. Read all about the Samsung Galaxy

A7 here.

HTC One M9

We are massive fans of the HTC One M8, and we just can’t

wait for a better version of the phone. Full specs have leaked

for the HTC One M9, and if these are to be believed it will

have a 5in full-HD Super LCD3 display, a Snapdragon 810

processor, Adreno 430 graphics and 3GB of RAM. The HTC

One M9 is expected to follow the HTC Desire Eye with a

supe-sele 13Mp fot camea, plus 20Mp at the ea. ru-

mour has it the M9 will also be ultra-thin at 7mm. Based on

HTC’s previous form, the Android Lollipop- and HTC Sense

7.0-based HTC One M9 won’t be here in time for MWC 2015,

but we can expect to see it around March. Read all the HTC

One M9 rumours here.

HTC Hima Ace Plus

Coming alongside the HTC One M9 is said to be a 5.5in-screen

phablet version known as the HTC Hima Ace Plus. Except not

exactly alongside - we’ll likely be waiting until September

for this variant. If rumours are true, the HTC Hima Ace Plus

will pack a 2.3GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor and

3GB of RAM. Read all the HTC Hima Ace Plus rumours here.

Sony Xperia Z4

Soy updates its agship hadsets evey six moths, so with

the Sony Xperia Z3 released in September 2014 we can expect

the Sony Xperia Z4 in March at IFA (running 2- to 5 March

2015). There is speculation that the Sony Xperia Z4 will tie

in with the new James Bond movie, with actor Daniel Craig

and director Sam Mendes expected to be involved in its de-sign. Rumour has it that it will be a super-fast Android Lolli-

pop smartphone with an octa-core Snapdragon 810 processor,

potentially 4GB of RAM and a Quad HD screen. Check out all

the Sony Xperia Z4 rumours here.

LG G4

We stand by our statement that the LG G3 was the very best

phone you can buy in 2014. Things can only get better with the

16 best new phones for 2015

LG G4. The LG G3 was ofcially eleased i the UK at the ed

of June 2014. The LG G4 should be here around the same time

this summer. Read all the LG G4 rumours here.

LG G Flex 2

The G4 isn’t LG’s only exciting new smartphone for 2015. At

CES 2015 it unveiled the G Flex 2, a curved-screen handset.

The G Flex 2 is a 5.5in-screen smartphone with a 64-bit Qual-

comm Snapdragon 810 octa-core chip, and it features self-

healing technology. Read all about the LG G Flex 2 here, and

relive the LG G Flex 2 live launch here.

Microsoft Lumia 940

Part of the reason we’re so excited about the upcoming Micro-

soft Lumia 940 is that it will be oe of the st hadsets to u

Windows Phone 10 - or just Windows 10, as the case may be,

sice umou has it Micosoft iteds to ally tackle the Wi-

dows Phone apps problem by running one OS across phones,

tablets, PCs ad laptops. The Lumia 940 has the beeest spec

of any Windows Phone we’ve seen too. Check out all the Mi-

cosoft Lumia 940 UK elease date, pice ad specs umous

hee, ad d out moe about Widows Phoe 10 / Widows

10 Mobile here.

iPhone 7 / iPhone 6s

The iPhone 6 and 6 Plus were released in September, and in

the months leading up to that the rumour mill went mental. Be

prepared for more of the same with the iPhone 7, which will

launch in September 2015 running iOS 9. As always, we’re ex-

pecting a faster processor and some upgraded specs, but little

change to the design. (Note that it will probably be called the

iPhone 6s rather than iPhone 7, but we’re sticking with iPhone

7 for now.) Check out all theiPhone 7 rumours here.

Samsung Galaxy Note 5

Everyone always bangs on about Samsung’s Galaxy S line-

up, but it’s the Note series that really impresses. The Note 4

was uveiled at a Samsug Upacked evet pio to Septem-

ber’s IFA tradeshow (3 September 2014), and right now sits at

the top of our fastest smartphone and best phablet charts. Likethe new iPhone the Note 5 won’t be released until September

2015, but it’s going to be well worth the wait. Check out all the

Samsung Galaxy Note 5 rumours here.

new Nexus 6 2015

In 2012 we had the Nexus 4, then in 2013 the Nexus 5 and, on

15 October 2014, the Nexus 6. We can’t possibly be about to

get a new Nexus 7, since that’s already a tablet, so we’re go-

ing for new Nexus 6 2015. It’ll likely run Android M, and be

unveiled in October 2015 with a November 2015 on sale date.

Wheeas Google offeed agship specs with mid-age pices

for the Nexus 4 and Nexus 5, the Nexus 6 is more costly at

£499. We’e hopig Google will go back to its excellet-valueroots with the new Nexus 6 2015, but we’ll bring you all the

rumours as we hear them.

Xiaomi Mi Note and Xiaomi Mi Note Pro

Xiaomi has ofcially uveiled its Mi note ad Mi note Po,

with the latter hailed as the most powerful phone in the world.

Both offe staggeig value at £244 ad £350 espectively, giv-

e thei amazig specs. These two Chiese phoes ae tted

with 5.7in curved screens - the Mi Note full-HD and the Note

Pro Quad HD. They Mi Note Pro in particular should offer

unrivalled performance, thanks to a 2GHz Qualcomm Snap-

dragon 810 64-bit octa-core chip, a massive 4GB of RAM and

Adreno 430 graphics. And still it’s thinner than the iPhone 6

Plus. There’s loads more to drool over in Xiaomi’s juicy spec

sheet too - read more about the Xiaomi Mi Note and Mi Note

Po UK elease date, pice ad specs hee, which ae set to

launch in China on 27 January and by the end of March re-

spectively.

OnePlus Two

The OnePlus One is an amazing phone if you’ve managed to

get hold of oe. It’s piced fom £229 but has the spec to match

a £600 smatphoe, hece OePlus maketig it as a 2014

agship kille. Accodig to OePlus co-foude Cal pei, the

OePlus Two will supise us, ad is likely to focus o ag -

ship-rivalling design rather than specs. He told our sister site

PC World the OnePlus Two would arrive in June 2015, along

with a second model - perhaps a OnePlus Mini? We expect to

see a Qualcomm Snapdragon 810 processor, 4GB of RAM,

a 3300mAh battery and a 5.5in 2K screen. Check out all the

OnePlus Two rumours here.

Tesco Hudl smartphone

The Hudl tablet has seen phenomenal success, allowing the

masses to enter the world of tablet computing. Tesco’s taking aslightly different tack with its smartphone, however, which will

be a high-end device with an aggressive price. Just the type of

device we get excited about. The Tesco Hudl smartphone was

supposed to be here in time for Christmas 2014, but Tesco put

the poject o hold. Despite ecet acial poblems causig

Tesco to sell off its Broadband & Homephone and Blinkbox

services, it remains committed to its mobile business. Check

out all the Tesco Hudl smartphone rumours here.



FEATURES

Z A M

B I A ’ S T R A D I T I O

N A L C E

R E M O N I E S

CEREMONY TRIBE WHERE WHEN

Lwiindi Toka Leya Livingstone January

N’cwala Ngoni Chipata February

Kuomboka Lozi Mongu April

Kuomboka Lozi Senanga April

Isaka Yaba Kaonde Kaonde Solwezi AprilKufukwila Kaonde Solwezi May

Kuomboka libonda Lozi Kalabo May

Mutomolo Mambwe/Lungu Mbala June

Nsomo Kaonde Kasempa June

Chivweka Luchazi Kabompo June

Mutomboko Lunda Kawambwa July

Kupupa Kaonde Solwezi July

Kunyanta Ntanda Kaonde Solwezi July

Lwindi Gonde Tonga Monze July

Kazanga Nkoya Kaoma July

Chivweka Luchazi Kabompo July

Nkomba Lyanga Soli Chongwe July

Ikummbi Lya Longo Sala Mumbwa July

Kulamba Chewa Katete AugustMakumba Ushi Masa August

Ukusefya Pa ng’wea Bemba Mugwi August

Mukulu Pembe Bemba Luwingu August

Likumbi Lya Mize Luvale Zambezi August

Chisemwa Cha Lunda Lunda Mwinilunga August

Lunda Lubanza Lunda Zambezi August

Makundu Kaonde Mufumbwe August

Lubinda Ntongo Kaonde Solwezi August

Lukini Luzwa Buuka Toka Leya Kalomo August

Kulamba Chewa Katete August

Lyenga Mbunda Kalolo August

Ichibwela Mushi Bisa/Swaka/Lala Mkushi September

Musaka/Jikubi Kaonde Mumbwa September

Bwile Bwile Chiengi September Kailala Goba Kafue September

Chinamanongo Bisa Mpika September

Walamo Lungu Mpulungu September

Vikamkanimba Tumbuka Isoka September

Chambo Chalutanga Mfungwe Isoka September

Mulasa Namwanga Nakonde September

Chisaka Chalubombo Bisa Chilubi Island September

Bisa Malaila Bisa Mpika September

Ntongo Kaonde Mufumbwe September

Kuvuluka Kishakulu Lamba Solwezi September

Makundu Kaonde Mufumbwe September

Bunda Liyoyelo Mbunda Kabompo September

Kulamba Kubwalo Lenje Chibombo October

Likumbi Lyamalumbe Kaonde/Ila Mumbwa October Tuwimba Nsenga Petauke October

Malaila Kunda Mambwe October

Kwenje Tumbuka Chama October

Kwanga Ng’umbo Samfya October

Mabila Shila Chienge October

Chishinga Malaila Chisinga Kawambwa October

Chibuka Ushi Masa Octobe

Lukwakwa Mbunda Kabompo October

Mbunda Liyoyelo Mbunda Kabompo October

Chungu Tonga Kalomo October

Maazi Aabila Lwiindi Tonga Kalomo October

Zengani Tumbuka Lundazi October

Chakwela Makumbi Soli Chongwe November

Chikwela Kumushi Soli Luangwa November Ngondo Namwanga Isoka November

Chabalakata Lamba Masaiti November

Chitentamo/Nsengele Lamba Mpongwe November

Mbambala Nsenga-Luzi Luangwa November

Chibwela Kumushi Soli Chinyunyu November

Ng’ondo Namwanga Isoka November




PROFILE

TOURISM MAIL Dec 2014 - Jan 2015 9

Busy Bee Palace Lodge

W ELCOME to Chingola, the town in the heart of the

Copperbelt. The town is cool and quiet. And in it is a

place called Busy Bee Palace Lodge. It is located in the beau-

tiful landscape comprising the mammoth stones.

So giant are these mountainous rocks, similar with the popu-

lar rocks of Zimbabwe. You can find time from our Lodge to

view the splendour of Chingola.

Our lodge is spacious - enough car park. A swimming pool

with the sleeping benches is a place for sunbathing.

Our rooms are fully air-conditioned. They are equipped withtea and coffee making facilities.

Our restaurant serves you with a variety of dishes at your re-

quest. Also within the Lodge is a bar, catering beverages of

your choice to non-resident and resident members.

We have 24hours security for protection of your treasures and

valuables.

All rooms have DSTV for entertainments and education.

We have a well trained to attend you to requests. Our rates are

competitive.

For your memorable even , be at Busy Vee Palace Lodge. Get

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LOCAL NEWS

The Hotel and Catering Association of Zambia (HCAZ) has urged the Zam-

bian government to come up with a tourism master plan to help guide the

tourism sector’s operations through 2015 and beyond.

HCAZ president Daniel Mweetwa said that country need a master plan on

tourism which will encompass all facets of the industry

“ Zambia needs a policy that will help the sector attain the required growth

and maintain standards needed in the sector to compete internationally,” said

Mr. Mweetwa.

He said that government needs to put more funding into the tourism sector

and also make a more concerted effort to draw up incentives to attract foreign

ivestors.

He added that such icetives could ope ew aeas of Zambia with sigi-

cant tourism potential.

There is a consensus that particular attention needs to be paid to the coun-

try’s infrastructure.

“If Government puts the right infrastructure such as roads, airstrips and

buildings in places where there tourists’ attractions are, particularly in remote

areas, it will attract the private sector to go and invest there,” Mr Mweetwa

said.

There is certainly no shortage of tourism potential in Zambia, and moves

such as the introduction of the new uni-visa with Zimbabwe late last year and

the Wold Health Ogaizatio’s ecet classicatio of Zambia as a yellow

fever-free zone bode well for tourism growth in 2015. Source: by Zambia

Tourism

Time for Zambia to come up with a Tourism Master Plan



SPORTS

TOURISM MAIL Dec 2014 - Dec 2015 11

Afcon 2015 Roundup

The Afica Uio has com-

mended CAF, Equatorial

Guinea and President Obiang

Nguema Mbasogo for host-

ing a successful AFCON with

Chairperson Dr. Nkhosazana

Dlamini Zuma hailing its

staging as a demonstration of

African unity and solidarity

in defeating Ebola.

The AFCON 2015 was host-

ed against a backdrop of fears

of Ebola but the champion-

AU hails successful Ebola-fee AFCOn2015,congratulates hosts, CAF & Elephants

ship recorded no single case

of the virus which affected

largely three West African na-

tions – Sierra Leona, Guinea

and Liberia.

During the AFCON, CAF

in partnership with and sev-

eal top playes itesied acampaign demonstrating the

continental football mother

body’s commitment to the

global ght agaist the Ebola

virus and raising awareness

to implement preventative

measures to halt its spread.

The AU asseted that the host-

ing of the AFCON brushed

aside the Ebola threat and

hailed CAF for delivering

a successful championship

which served as a uniting fac-tor for the continent.

Dr Dlamini Zuma congratu-

lated the victorious Ivorian

team and runners up Ghana

for their brilliant performanc-

es. She also commended third

and fourth placed teams DRC

and hosts Equatorial Guinea

respectively.

“African football has over the

years improved exponentially

and the talent showcased by

the two African football gi-ats i the al, was othig

short of the brilliance and

great talent of African sports

men and women,” said the

AU Commissio Chaipeso

who sent a message of con-

gratulations to Ivory Coast

president Alassane Ouattara,

the Elephants and Ivorian

people for the outstanding

victory.

The AU Commissio chief

echoed her gratitude to Obi-

ang Nguema Mbasogo, the

Government and people of

Equatorial Guinea for suc-

cessfully hosting the tourna-

ment after only two months

of preparations; a demonstra-

tion of Africa’s determination

to defeat the Ebola Virus.

Ivory Coast won their second

Nations Cup Sunday night

after an 8-7 post match pen-

alty victory over Ghana asHerve Renard became the

st coach i the histoy of

the championship to win two

title with two different teams;

the st with Zambia i 2012.

GHANA captain Asamoah Gyan has said that he does not re-

gret their performance despite losing to Cote d’Ivoire on pen-

alties. After 120 minutes, the Black Stars surrendered a 2-0

lead during penalties before losing out painfully 9-8 followinga turnaround by the Ivorians.

Gyan who was subbed just before the shoot-out by Emmanuel

Agyemang Badu recalls that he had to support his colleagues

from the bench during the marathon exercise which saw every

member of the playing body taking part in the kicks from the

short distance.

“Being outside, I had to support my colleagues. We were lead-

ing 2-0 and Cote d’Ivoire came back and they won. We had an

edge to win but that’s football.

“I don’t regret our performance. Cote d’Ivoire have lost twice

on penalties (2006 and 2012) and this was their third time andthey won it. I’m sad at the moment. We lost today but its not

over yet.

“We were hoping to make history, but it did not happen,” said

Gya, who said he did ot watch the 1992 al betwee the

sides that the Ivorians won also on penalties.

Ghana coach Avram Grant has showered praise on his players

despite losig to Cote d’Ivoie i the al of the Oage Afica

I don’t regret our performance, GyanCup of Nations Equatorial Guinea 2015.

“I’m so proud of my team and they always make me happy. To

each the al is a big achievemet. The playes have show alot of good things at this tournament.

“We were the better side against a team that has some of the

best players around. It was down to penalties and the opponent

scored one more than us.

“Every Ghanaian can be proud of this team,” Grant said at the

post match press conference



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