The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has today revealed a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism in Kenya, contributing KES1TN to the national economy in 2023.
The World Travel & Tourism Council’s (WTTC) 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) has today revealed a record-breaking year for Travel & Tourism in Kenya, contributing KES1TN to the national economy in 2023.
There’s a romanticized idea in movies that travel editors only luxuriate in fancy resorts in faraway archipelagos. But I prefer exploring salt marshes.
Kenya has long been one of Africa's most popular destinations. There's something here for every type of traveler: Wildlife fanatics flock to Masai Mara for once-in-a-lifetime safaris, beach lovers island-hop through the turquoise waters of the Lamu Archipelago, and cosmopolitans appreciate Nairobi's growing culinary and art scene.
Sep 27, 2024 • 3 min read
When most Americans think of cruises, they probably think of island-hopping in the Caribbean or cruising by glaciers in Alaska from afar. That may be appealing for some people, but for others, the idea of being lazy on a ship of thousands of people for a week doesn’t sound like much of a vacation.
Delta Air Lines and Scandinavian Airlines have launched a close partnership to expand flights to Northern Europe, just weeks after the European carrier joined the SkyTeam alliance.
By the time we reached the third waterfall on the Kahunira trail, my wife, Kiki, and I had been walking through the forested backcountry of Kiambu County, Kenya, for nearly three hours. Along the way, we had tasted sweet lady finger bananas in the market town of Githunguri, sipped a sour Kikuyu home brew called muratina proffered by laborers at a rural gravel quarry and made a heart-pounding shortcut across rust-flecked irrigation pipes that traversed a steep gorge fringed with tea plantations.
While most tourists to Kenya are ultimately heading to Maasai Mara for a safari, truly savvy travelers know that the best things to do in Nairobi are plentiful, making it a capital city that deserves its own dedicated trip. It’s a dynamic city with stellar homegrown restaurants, independent boutiques, thriving cultural venues and contemporary art galleries, innovative social enterprises, and seemingly countless opportunities for ethical wildlife viewing. On top of that, there’s a hotel where you can have breakfast with giraffes. Nairobi really has it all.
Welcome back to our Saturday edition, a sampling of our top lifestyle reads.
World Travel Awards plans its first Philippine ceremony in Manila, highlighting significant tourism growth and infrastructure investments.
World Travel Awards (WTA) has unveiled plans to hold its first ever ceremony in the Philippines. Capital Manila will welcome travel and tourism figureheads for the red-carpet WTA Asia & Oceania Gala Ceremony 2024 on 3 September. The red-carpet reception will take place at City of Dreams Luxury Resort. WTA’s debut reflects the buoyancy of the travel and tourism economy in the Philippines. International visitor arrivals in the first quarter of 2024 rose 15 per cent year-on-year, echoing significant investments in tourism infrastructure and improvements in land, sea and air connectivity.
Heatwaves and floods have had a hugely detrimental impact on India’s tea production, with excessive heat in May followed by flooding in Assam hitting output level. As a result it's estimated that the average price of tea could rise by up to a fifth.
James Haigh, with over 15 years of experience in African tourism, is appointed Chair of The African Travel and Tourism Association (ATTA), starting October 1, 2024, to promote sustainable tourism across Africa.
Jun 29, 2024 • 9 min read
Peet's Coffee is looking to send two lucky travelers to the brightest place on earth to celebrate the launch of its new — and brightest — brews.
The Siena International Photo Awards has announced the nominations for its reputed Drone Photo Awards, featuring five finalists across nine categories selected from thousands submitted from 113 countries.
TUI Turtle Aid programme is introducing a global, turtle-friendly certification scheme which will be pioneered by 30 beachfront businesses across four holiday destinations in Cape Verde, Kenya, Turkey and Greece.
Planning a dream vacation is always exciting. But no matter how carefully you plot out the details, sometimes life throws a wrench in the works.
The Essence of Africa, Africa’s leading meeting-driven event, has been rescheduled to December 2-4, 2024, to avoid conflicting with the Magical Kenya Travel Expo.
Exodus Adventure Travels reports double digit growth in North America.
The Conscious Travel Foundation partners with Pinwheel to launch a Climate Fund, enabling travel industry members to invest in top-tier climate and ecological projects globally.
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