Category: Kenya travel news
Kenya Travel & Tourism News for visitors. Kenya is a country in East Africa with coastline on the Indian Ocean. It encompasses savannah, lakelands, the dramatic Great Rift Valley and mountain highlands. It's also home to wildlife like lions, elephants and rhinos. From Nairobi, the capital, safaris visit the Maasai Mara Reserve, known for its annual wildebeest migrations, and Amboseli National Park, offering views of Tanzania's 5,895m Mt. Kilimanjaro.
Jamaica Tourism Minister officially launches Kenya’s Global Tourism Resilience Satellite Centre
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- January 21, 2021 23:30Kenya’s Global Tourism Resilience Satellite Centre has been officially launched by founder and Co-Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre and Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. ... Read More
Airports Council International cancels 2021 ACI Africa event
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- January 19, 2021 02:30The COVID-19 pandemic continues to stomp out hope of reactivating events that had to be cancelled in 2020 due to the coronavirus. Its latest victim is the Airport Council International ... Read More
Domestic tourism in Kilimanjaro takes shape this Christmas
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- December 25, 2020 02:35Setting the agenda for domestic and regional tourism in East Africa, Christmas and New Year trips in Northern Tanzania and parts of Kenya have been planned with good experience for ... Read More
New East Africa Director of Global Tourism Resilience Centre
Linda Hohnholz, eTN editor- November 4, 2020 01:16Recognizing the need to manage crisis in the tourism industry in the Eastern Africa Region, the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Satellite Centre (GTRCMSC) was established in November 2019 ... Read More
A Tourism Hero: Agnes Mucuha of the Kenya Association of Travel Agents
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 20, 2020 02:34Agnes Mucuha is the Chief Executive Officer of the Kenya Association of Travel Agents in Nairobi, and she is now a tourism hero and was added to www.heroes.travel . She ... Read More
Tanzania Opens its Skies to Kenya-registered Airlines
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 16, 2020 16:03Tanzania has lifted its ban on Kenyan registered airlines, opening a new cooperation over the East African skies after a month-and-half-long standoff over the regional skies. The good news reached ... Read More
Kenya Open Again for Global Travelers
editor- September 15, 2020 01:21Passengers arriving on international flights into Kenya must show a negative COVID-19 certificate on arrival obtained no later than 96 hours prior to departure from their home country. Body temperatures ... Read More
East African Tourism Stuck in Turbulent Skies
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 2, 2020 03:07Tourism investors in the region are challenged by the ongoing airspace tension between Kenya and Tanzania, now damaging the East African tourism and travel sector in the region. Tension over ... Read More
Kenya Airways posts record half-year loss
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 1, 2020 15:59Kenya Airways had been badly affected by the global COVID-19 pandemic over the past six months with a recorded loss of about US$132 million from flight disruptions that led to ... Read More
Kenya Airways denied entry into Tanzanian sky
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- August 26, 2020 19:52A dark cloud is hanging over the East African skies in a standoff between Kenya Airways and the Tanzanian aviation authorities, after both neighboring states opened up their skies with ... Read More
The Safer Tourism Seal adds Magic when Rediscovering Travel
Juergen T Steinmetz- August 26, 2020 08:22Magical Kenya became an even more magical travel destination today. Kenya became the first country in the world to be honored with the Safer Tourism Seal Najib Balala, a proud ... Read More
Kenya’s Tourism Minister Najib Balala is now a Wildlife Ranger
Juergen T Steinmetz- July 31, 2020 22:31World Ranger Day is celebrated on 31 July to commemorate Rangers killed or injured in the line of duty and to celebrate the work Rangers do to protect the world's natural and ... Read More
East African regional tourism set for revival from International flights
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- July 26, 2020 20:20Major international airlines are set to resume passenger schedule flights to Kenya, bringing new hopes for fast track recovery of regional tourism after four months of air transport restrictions to ... Read More
Kenya Airspace to Reopen: Joins Other African States
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- July 10, 2020 22:33Joining other African states south of the Sahara to Kenya airspace is set to re-open for domestic and international travelers, focusing on domestic, regional, and international tourism development. Domestic flights ... Read More
Domestic and regional tourism key to Africa’s post-COVID-19 recovery
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- May 11, 2020 18:40Developing domestic and regional tourism is the best strategy that would make African continent a single destination, taking into account of the rich tourist attractions within the continent, according to ... Read More
The Paradigm Shift for Tourism in Africa may be for the better
Hon. Najib Balala, Kenya’s Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife- April 10, 2020 20:09The Tourism Secretary, the Hon. Najib Balala is seen by many as a key figure and leader in the African travel and tourism industry. He is also a member of ... Read More
Kenya and Tanzania report sharp drop in hotel occupancy
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- March 20, 2020 18:37Kenya and Tanzania are registering a sharp drop in toruist hotel occupancy after suspension of Kenya Airways' flights to key European tourist markets and business meetings. Hotel occupancy in Kenya ... Read More
FAA warning: U.S. civil aviation over Kenya to exercise extreme caution
editor- February 27, 2020 01:59An FAA warning stated today, February 26, 2020, that due to cross-border extremist/militant attacks originating in Somalia, there is increasing risk to U.S. civil aviation flying into, out of, within, ... Read More
African Tourism Board CEO leaves Kenya with a smile
Juergen T Steinmetz- February 15, 2020 02:43Kenya Tourism with the support of the African Tourism Board may play a leading role in initiating and advancing pilot projects that could be implemented in other parts of the ... Read More
100-year-old Charles Njonjo tracks mountain gorillas at Mt. Mgahinga National Park
Tony Ofungi - eTN Uganda- January 20, 2020 23:15Charles Mugane Njonjo, Kenya's first post-independence Attoney General under President Jomo Kenyatta, turns a hundred on January 23, 2020. To commemorate this milestone, the centenarian chose to celebrate it in ... Read More
South Africa’s largest hotel chain quits Kenyan safari market
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 18, 2020 17:15Come the end of January, South African hotel chain, Tsogo Sun Hotels, is set to close its property in Kenyan capital city - the Southern Sun Mayfair Nairobi, citing an ... Read More
Africa Hotel Investment Forum set for 2 events in Africa this year
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- January 16, 2020 09:45Africa's premier hotel investment gathering, the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) is expected to take place in 2 African cities this year. The event is expected to attract top-level gathering ... Read More
Kenya Tourism Sector Performance Report 2019
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 10, 2020 09:49Vacationing in Kenya! This is a favorite for American travelers and big business for the Kenya Tourism Industry. Witness to this is the Kenya Tourism Sector Performance Report for 2019. ... Read More
Jamaica Tourism Minister checks progress of Global Tourism Resilience Centre at Kenyatta U
editor- December 11, 2019 01:23The Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett, paid a visit to Kenyatta University (KU) to review progress towards the setting up of a Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre ... Read More
African aviation industry leaders unite in Kenya at Routes Africa
Chief Assignment Editor- December 9, 2019 23:25The African aviation market will grow to over 356 million passengers by 2038, according to International Air Transport Association latest forecast. Over 24 million jobs on the African continent are ... Read More
Minister Bartlett to conclude discussions for establishment of first Satellite Center in Kenya
Chief Assignment Editor- December 9, 2019 22:30Jamaica's Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett is currently in Kenya to conclude discussions for the establishment of the first Satellite Center for the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Center ... Read More
African Tourism Board focus on Aviation takes a big step forward at Routes Mombasa
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 9, 2019 08:13African Tourism Board President Alain St.Ange, who was also the former Seychelles Minister of Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine met today with Steve Small, the Director of Routes during ... Read More
African Tourism Board President heads to Routes Africa in Mombasa
Harry S. Johnson- December 7, 2019 03:57Alain St.Ange, the Seychelles former Tourism, Civil Aviation, Ports and Marine Minister and President of the African Tourism Board, was in Nairobi before heading to Mombasa for Routes Africa 2019. ... Read More
Kenya tour operator UNIGLOBE Let’s Go Travel attains global certification for sustainable practices
editor- November 21, 2019 21:22UNIGLOBE Travel International member UNIGLOBE Let’s Go Travel in Nairobi, Kenya, has become one of the first tour operators in East Africa to be Travelife Certified. Accredited by the Global ... Read More
Kenya Tourism Secretary Najib Balala positioned as an African Leader: Cemented
Juergen T Steinmetz- November 11, 2019 07:20The African Tourism Board cemented Kenya's Tourism Minister standing as a long year recognized African tourism leader last week in London. Kenya has been seen as a driving force in ... Read More
$1.5 billion railway project entirely funded and built by China opens in Kenya
Chief Assignment Editor- October 22, 2019 22:26The second section (120 kilometers/75 miles) of a China-funded railway connecting Kenya's capital city of Nairobi to Naivasha, a town in the Central Rift Valley, opened last week. Kenyan President ... Read More
Kenya Convention Bureau names new chief
Alain St.Ange- October 9, 2019 01:04The newly-created Kenya Convention Bureau announced that Mrs. Jacinta Nzioka has been appointed as its new director. Previously, Jacinta served for several years as Director of Marketing at the Kenya ... Read More
Safaris in Uganda? The only 20/20 tour operator is: Let’s Go Travel
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 17, 2019 09:05Traveling to Uganda, Tanzania, Kenya or Rwanda? Let’s Go Travel is evidence, that not all Uganda Tour Operators are designed equal. The minute you visit www.ugandaletsgotravel.com you notice, you are not just looking ... Read More
UNWTO has a new Executive Council Chair: Hon. Najib Balala
Juergen T Steinmetz- September 13, 2019 16:34The Minister of Tourism of Kenya, The Hon. Minister Najib Balala was elected today to chair the UNWTO executive council. This election took place Friday during the UNWTO General Assembly ... Read More
Kenya lobbies for hosting UNWTO General Assembly
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- September 13, 2019 01:45Kenya has intensified lobbying to win the bid to host the 24th edition of the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) General Assembly in 2021, officials said this week. Kenyan Tourism ... Read More
Elephants are dual nationals in Kenya and Tanzania!
Adam Ihucha - eTN Tanzania- September 8, 2019 22:22Dual citizenship though is illegal; elephants are not only defying the man-made law day in day out, but are also generating the much-needed tourism revenue for both Tanzania and its ... Read More