Tag: Lamu
Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa expands horizon for African Tourism Board
The Port Management Association of Eastern and Southern Africa (PMAESA) with members in 9 African Countries joined the African Tourism Board today. PMAESA is a non-profit intergovernmental body based in ... Read More
Kenya issues bid invitations for new deep-sea berths in Lamu
(eTN) - The announcement earlier in the week that the Kenyan government had, through the Kenya Ports Authority, issued invitations to tender for the design and construction of the first ... Read More
Lamu travel advisory changed substantially
(eTN) - It was learned overnight from a Nairobi-based senior tourism stakeholder that the British government and High Commission in Kenya has significantly reduced the “off limits” advice, which w Read More
Maulid Festival in Lamu promises tourism revival
(eTN) - Tomorrow, the annual Maulid Festival in Lamu will get underway, and up to 80,000 visitors are expected to descend on the archipelago in the coming weeks, to celebrate ... Read More
Boat tragedy hits Lamu
(eTN) - 2011 was a year tourism stakeholders in Lamu will be swift to forget, considering the two abductions from nearby Kiwayu and Manda island of foreign visitors and the ... Read More
Heritage status of Lamu under threat
Shrinking fresh water levels in the wells and boreholes that serve the wider community in Lamu and which are also used to provide fresh water to the hotels and resorts, ... Read More