Articles tagged “kenya”

Tourism

Kenya Tourism Targets Other African Countries With Marketing

Kenya wants to double its tourism earnings in the next four years, but it faces considerable infrastructure challenges that could hinder potential growth for the East African nation.

Duncan Miriri, Reuters | 3 months ago

Kenya Tourism Targets Other African Countries With Marketing

Airlines

Spirit Airlines’ Cost Struggles

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at Spirit's earnings purgatory, Hertz's brands revival, and cruise tourism in east and Southern Africa.

Rashaad Jorden | 4 months ago

Spirit Airlines’ Cost Struggles

Cruises

Africa Looks to Diversify Tourism Mix by Investing More in Cruise Business

The rapidly rebounding cruise tourism market is providing African tourism with a lucrative opportunity to give destinations battered by the pandemic a new path to revenues.

Harriet Akinyi, Skift | 4 months ago

Africa Looks to Diversify Tourism Mix by Investing More in Cruise Business

Tourism

Africa’s Tourism Recovery Hindered by E-Visa Delays

Countries in Africa are bullish on e-visas helping them to boost their tourism industries, but failures to overcome tech struggles are making any prospect of full recoveries soon an unlikely prospect.

Harriet Akinyi, Skift | 6 months ago

Africa’s Tourism Recovery Hindered by E-Visa Delays

Airlines

Delta’s Used Boeing 737 and Other Top Stories This Week

In Skift's top stories this week, Delta introduces the first of its used Boeing 737 jets amid a pilot shortage, United Airlines will open two new pilot bases, and Hyatt aims to acquire Dream Hotels

Rashaad Jorden | 6 months ago

Delta’s Used Boeing 737 and Other Top Stories This Week

Business Travel

Africa Travel Investor Finds New Rental Venture Incompatible With Remote Workers

Vacation rentals in African destinations tailored to professionals no longer tethered to offices? In theory it’s a sound idea, but one venture studio has just had to close down its startup.

Matthew Parsons | 6 months ago

Africa Travel Investor Finds New Rental Venture Incompatible With Remote Workers

News Blog

Movie Star Ed Norton Is Launching a Luxury Eco-Camp in Kenya With Former Six Senses President

Movie actor Ed Norton is working with the former president of Six Senses on developing a new eco-resort in Kenya. "There’s going to be an announcement in the spring, about a new, global luxury brand," he revealed on stage at the World Travel and Tourism Council Global Summit, held in Saudi Arabia this week. "A…

Matthew Parsons | 6 months ago

Tourism

The UAE’s Very, Very Ambitious Tourism Goals

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at the UAE’s huge tourism push, Washington, D.C.’s new airport link, and repatriation of African artifacts.

Rashaad Jorden | 7 months ago

The UAE’s Very, Very Ambitious Tourism Goals

Tourism

Africa Sees Return of Stolen Artifacts as Boost for Diaspora Tourism

Although African officials view the tourism angle as secondary in their quest to retrieve stolen artifacts, they nonetheless see them becoming popular attractions for members of the diaspora increasingly eager to reconnect with the continent.

Harriet Akinyi, Skift | 7 months ago

Africa Sees Return of Stolen Artifacts as Boost for Diaspora Tourism

Hotels

Hotel Brands Have a (Good) Challenge With Cash

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at what hotel brands are doing with record amounts of cash, the investors in Kenyan luxury rentals, and remote work management blues.

Rashaad Jorden | 9 months ago

Hotel Brands Have a (Good) Challenge With Cash