Air Travel and Related Services Limited was established in 1996 with the aim of promoting and upholding a high standard in the tourism market.  This is a wholly Kenyan-owned Tour Operating Company with offices in Nairobi and representative offices in Mombasa and Arusha.

We have a reputation as a quality ground operator and offer unmatched services.  We have a high volume of business which has enabled us have a very good client status with all the leading hotels and lodges companies in the East African region.  This has also been extended to Airlines and Air Charter Companies, Carhire firms and all other participants involved in the tours trade.

The Company has a belief in offering quality services and a high standard of client care.  The management takes a lot of special interest in the entire goings on of the company and are directly involved in the daily operations from the planning stage upto the end of the arrangements.  All the staff in the organisation are well trained and have a wealth of experience which ensures that the service provided is of the best quality that can be offered.

Our belief in offering unmatched services has enabled us cultivate a good name for ourselves and this can be seen from the number of clientele as well as overseas tour operators and travel agents who use us for their ground arrangements.

Following please find the services and facilities that we offer which aim at providing a service unmatched within the tours industry.

MEET AND GREET SERVICE

Air Travel and Related Services staff meet all clients arriving at Nairobi Airport.  They are also at hand to facilitate arrival facilities.  Our staff meet the clients and transfer them to their hotels where they will be briefed on all the particulars of their safari and all other details like the currency, customs of the locals, what to do and not to do and in particular and advice that would be beneficial to their safari.  Our staff will also be on hand to offer assistance regarding such matters as eating out, shopping, excursions and any other additional requirements they may have.

Our staff will also be available to see them off on their safari and will be on hand when they return at the end of the tour.

A 24-hour contact is made available to the client in case of emergencies and outside normal office hours.

THE OPERATIONS DEPARTMENT

ATRSC has a department set up to deal with all enquiries and details as pertains any tours in East Africa.  We gave organised regular departure tours which enable clients have an unforgettable experience of all the major highlights we are able to offer with in the East Africa region.

Our safaris department is very exhaustive covering safaris in both Kenya and Tanzania, which incorporate both roads, as well as flying safaris to the main Game Parks and Reserves.  Our wide selection of tours range from a one-day safari to a thirteen-day safari covering the best of Kenya and Tanzania.  This wide range of tours enable us offer safaris according to preference of particular clients.  Apart from our regular tours we are also able to provide tailor-made safaris which give the client the chance to explore and experience our varied tourist potential and product.  This also allows us be able to meet the clients requirements and more specifically their budget.

AIR TRAVEL AND TICKETING DEPARTMENT

The ATRSC travel department has five fully trained and experienced staff able to handle all your ticketing and reservations needs for both local and international travel.  The are all holders of IATA/UFTAA DIPLOMA IN TICKETING.  They are able to offer the best airfare quotations and offer the best flight connections to the various destinations worldwide.  They are also very conversant with visa regulations, health requirements, entry and exit permit regulations as well as international tours, touristic attractions of the world and re-routing and re-issues of air tickets.

Our travel department will also ensure that our clients on safari have their flights out of Kenya and their onward flights reconfirmed for them giving them a hassle free safari.

TRANSPORT DEPARTMENT

We currently operate a fleet of thirteen tourist-converted minibuses which offer guaranteed window seats for all clients where possible.  These are operated by our highly qualified and experienced driver guides who provide attentive service to the clients.  They have in-depth knowledge of all touristic, attractions and are good at spotting and identifying birds and animals.

Our vehicles have sliding Windows and roof hatches for better game viewing and photography.  A cooler box and wildlife reference books are kept in all the vehicles and make sure all our vehicles are well serviced and maintained.

TRAINING DEPARTMENT

Our training department offers both Tourism and hotel courses which are divided into the following departments: -

1.                 Air Travel Standard Diploma

2.                 Air Travel Operations Advanced Diploma

3.                 The (IATA) Computer Based Training

4.                 Diploma in Cabin Crew Duties

5.                 The Diploma in Tour Operations and Administration

6.                 The Diploma in Hotel Management & Catering

7.                 The Diploma in Front Office Operations and Administration

8.                 The Diploma in Food and Beverage Service and Sales

9.                 The Diploma in Food Production

10.            The Diploma in Housekeeping and Accommodation Studies

11.            Languages – French, German and English

Our training also involves educational trips for our students covering Kenyan and Tanzania.

Being a company that deals in a product that is sensitive and requires utmost professionalism we pride ourselves in being a tour operator that is sensitive to the needs of all our clients.

The company was formed with the main aim of providing a valuable service within the tourism industry as well as setting a standard in the provision of services to visiting tourists and also the domestic market.

The following key people run the company;

-MR. CHALRES GAKUU          - MANAGING DIRECTOR

-MR. PETER NJUGUNA           - TOURS MANAGER

-MR. JIMMIE MWANDAWA      - TRAVEL MANAGER

-MRS. GLADYS MUTUNGAH   - HEAD OF ADMINISTRATION 

These are the people placed with the task of ensuring that the clients are well received and all their arrangement are planned well.  They oversee a support staff of employees who handle all aspect of the clients from the time they arrive till they depart.

CONCLUSION

We believe that with our background in the Tour Industry, we are capable of providing a service that would ensure utmost value for money to our clients.  From our experience as a trainer to a provider in the Tourism and Travel Industry our aim of providing and improving this valuable serve we believe we are capable of doing just that.

CONTACT

AIR TRAVEL AND RELATED SERVICES LTD

P O BOX 70481-00400

TEL: 228336/253566/7 or 315158/160/161

FAX: 250717/333655

Email: atrsc@bidii.com

WEBSITE: www.airtravelstudies.com

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THE ART OF VENTURES

INSPIRATION . INNOVATION . INTEGRITY 

  LUXURY CAMPS & LODGES

The Art of Ventures was established in 2000 with the mandate of creating exclusive tourist enterprises in wilderness areas, offering guests a unique safari experience whilst working with rural communities in conserving their environment and sustainable use of natural resources. 

 SHOMPOLE is located in a private conservancy on the edge of the Nguruman Escarpment in Southern Kenya, overlooking the vast plains and volcanic hills of the Great Rift Valley.  Each room, designed to harness the colours and textures of the surrounding natural landscape, combines a variety of white quartz stone, pale thatch, polished fig-wood and smooth white walls that give it both a unique contemporary style and a touch of the African bush.  Water is a main feature of the property, flowing through each room and collecting in private cool pools where one can peacefully enjoy the expanse that stretches to the horizon.  In addition to the luxury of uninhibited relaxation, Shompole also offers the traveler a variety of activities from game & night drives, bush walks and sundowners; mountain biking and canoeing (seasonal).

 LITTLE SHOMPOLE consists of two vast private suites, located within a few minutes walk of the main Shompole Lodge.  Each suite has its own lounge area, cool-pool and sun-deck and both rooms share a private mess and horizon pool that overlooks the Lake Natron basin and the volcanic hills of Northern Tanzania.  Guests at Little Shompole can enjoy a dedicated team of staff, private guide and butler service.

 NAIBOR nestles in a grove of riverine forest on the banks of the Talek River within the world famous Masai Mara game which is situated in southern Kenya. Consisting of sweeping pale-canvas tents, king-size beds, comfortable sofas and airy verandahs, the camp is a luxurious base from which to explore this beautiful area.  Since it is within the game reserve, we are fortunate to be able to offer our guests the most amazing diversity of wildlife throughout the year. It is also only twenty minutes drive from all major Mara River crossings. In addition to the game drives we also offer the excitement of game viewing on foot or mountain bikes.

 CONSERVATION

Anyone who has looked out over the vast expanse of Africa suspended under the deep blue globe of an evening sky, listening to the sounds of the day blend with those of the awakening night, will understand the will that drives conservation efforts across the planet.  Our quickly disappearing environment is a place teaming with extraordinary life, new discoveries and valuable resources which is no longer capable of defending itself.  Our conservation projects are founded on the undeniable truth that conservation will never be truly successful in the long term without the support of the people whose livelihood depends on the habitat one is trying to conserve.

Wildlife in Africa, for the most part, is a pest in the eyes of the rural people who have no choice but to share their precious land and resources with it.  Indeed, areas where the tribes are sedentary and depend on agriculture for their livelihood have been wiped clean of the majority of their indigenous game.  Pockets of wildlife and indigenous plant-life now survive primarily in the hostile landscapes chosen by the pastoralist communities such as the Maasai and Samburu and especially in areas where tsetse flies thrive as these are the only areas immune to permanent human settlement.  Tsetse flies transmit ‘sleeping sickness’ that only affects domestic livestock and so these areas remain safe for wildlife for the time being.  People that live in proximity to wildlife suffer not only from their meager crops being destroyed by elephant and buffalo, but by the loss of grazing to herbivores and loss of cattle through predation from the larger carnivores.  This is by no means an every day occurrence but it is just one more reason why the game is under threat.

 In addition to the everyday struggle between man and wild animal, there is the ever increasing threat from poaching – both commercially and for subsistence which provides the local market with cheap meat and the international market with valuable commodities in the way of ivory and rhino horn.  These are well-publicized problems and there are highly-funded campaigns to spread awareness about these issues.  However, many of these campaigns do not address one of the core reasons for the spread of these dangerous enterprises, which is essentially the poverty of the common man who is driven by the need to support his family, to harvest this free meat or go after larger trophies, for lack of an alternative source of income.  In addition to the widely known threat to wild animals, we are addressing the issues of degradation of plant-life caused by the unregulated charcoal industry that not only destroys forests, but also the vital water catchments that the rest of the country depends upon.  This of course also affects the wider problems of global warming and planetary climate change that is increasingly becoming a problem of international importance.

 COMMUNITY & CAPACITY BUILDING

 Conserving wildlife and environment is a long-term objective which unfortunately is regarded as a luxury by those who are concerned with their own day-to-day survival.  Sadly, it is the children and grandchildren of today’s population that stand to suffer as the resources of the planet are slowly depleted and the land becomes unfit to support the ever increasing population.  This is the primary raison d’etre of The Art of Ventures: to acknowledge the value to those resources and ensure that the actual community on the ground stands to benefit from the sustainable use of natural resources.  Through our projects, the community not only gains a valuable income, they have the opportunity of self-development through training and employment opportunities which are of longterm benefit.  Building the capacity of the area will have the overall effect of developing the economy but the method that is used is linked to the preservation and optimization of the environment as an important resource.

 COMMERCE

We have chosen to pursue this objective by combining the hitherto charitable cause of conservation by using the private sector to drive the initiative.  In addition, we aim to attract the maximum in international attention to the projects by unique, eye-catching and contemporary design whilst offering an exceptional level of service and comfort to our guests.  Unlike other community-based conservation initiatives, our properties are competing for international recognition not only for our eco-friendly principles and conservation work, but for our unparalleled innovation, imagination and quality of product.  We are offering guests the luxury of space, privacy and exclusivity, a variety of exciting activities and the opportunity to experience the wildness and beauty of Africa.  We have significant private investment tied up in our projects and so it is imperative that they succeed and generate profits which can then be used in the development of similar business ventures throughout the continent.  This provides a solid foundation for the project to become sustainable and successful and with every stakeholder standing to benefit, there is a real incentive for everyone involved to make it work.

 Please see the contact details below for further information on:

• Shompole Lodge - Great Rift Valley
• Naibor Camp - Masai Mara

CONTACT DETAILS:

The Art of Ventures Ltd

00100, Kenya

Tel/Fax: +254 20 883331, 883332, 883280, 884135

info@theartofventures.com       www.theartofventures.com