Tag: Kenyatta
World Travel Awards 2019: Complete list of winners for Africa & the Indian Ocean
Alain St.Ange- June 4, 2019 02:16The World Travel Awards took place in Mauritius. Businesses from all over Africa were competing to be the best of the best. This is the 26th Wrld Tavel Awards organized ... Read More
Kenya put tourism on their currency bank notes
Juergen T Steinmetz- June 2, 2019 22:01The Kenya Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife congratulated President Kenyatta for the launch of new generation currency notes yesterday particularly the 500 shilling note dedicated to the promotion of the ... Read More
Court ruling: LGBTQ people are not born that way
editor- May 30, 2019 05:30U.S. Travel advisories against Kenya should be increased. This is the demand by leaders of the LGBT Community to the U.S. Department of State in response to Judge Roselyn Aburili ... Read More
Gleam of hope for tourism
Alain St.Ange- April 9, 2019 23:05On March 27, all roads led to Mombasa, Kenya, for a joint business meeting organized by Uganda and Kenya and the two Presidents of both countries actually attended. The meeting ... Read More
WTTC 19th Global Summit final program: Changemakers including President Obama meet in Seville
Elisabeth Lang - special to eTN- March 31, 2019 20:05The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) will be heading to Seville, Spain this week to attend the 19th Global Summit of WTTC on April 3 and 4. WTTC members are the ... Read More
Kenya Travel & Tourism exceeding global and regional levels in 2018
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 13, 2019 09:24Travel & Tourism in Kenya grew faster than the regional average and significantly above other economies in Sub-Saharan Africa, according to new research from the World Travel & Tourism Council. ... Read More
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau response to Ethiopian Airlines Crash
Juergen T Steinmetz- March 10, 2019 19:34The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, today issued the following statement on the fatal plane crash in Ethiopia: "I am deeply saddened by the terrible plane crash today near Addis Ababa, Ethiopia that claimed the ... Read More
Strike at Nairobi International airport to protest Kenya Airways
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 29, 2019 14:50A Kenya workers union doesn't want Kenya Airways' taking over Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA). Kenya Aviation Workers Union (KAWU) will go on strike in the next seven days, saying ... Read More
Nairobi Dusit2 terror attack: 21 dead, 700 rescued and many heroes
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 17, 2019 03:59700 people could have died in the attack in Nairobi but didn't because of security measures in place and the immediate and effective response of authorities. Thanks to steel doors ... Read More
Kenya Airways to make daily flights to Seychelles as of February
Juergen T Steinmetz- January 16, 2019 07:51Seychelles will be more accessible to the outside world starting February 6, 2019, as Kenya Airways introduces additional flights to its services, operating on a daily basis between the exotic ... Read More
Aviation hub in Nairobi or Addis Ababa? Kenya Airways is taken the initiative
Juergen T Steinmetz- December 27, 2018 11:19Competing with Addis Ababa, Nairobi wants to become a regional aviation hub in East Africa. This became clear when SkyTeam Member Kenya Airways is now competing with Star Alliance Member ... Read More
Spending Christmas in Kilimanjaro, down of the Roof of Africa
Apolinari Tairo - eTN Tanzania- December 25, 2018 21:07Spending Christmas and New Year holidays on the slopes of Mount Kilimanjaro is such a thrilling moment now pulling thousands of travelers from Africa and other parts of the world ... Read More
Tourism gurus expect swift recovery after peaceful elections in Kenya
editor- March 11, 2013 04:39(eTN) - While the who’s who of Kenya’s tourism industry is wrapping up their participation in the world’s greatest tourism fair, ITB Berlin, a number of them have expressed their ... Read More