Starwood Plans to Open 16 Hotels in Africa Over Next Five Years
16 hotels in five years is playing it rather safe.
Articles tagged “kenya”
Nairobi trying to shed “Nairobbery” image, starts walking tours
Walking tours of city lend themselves to making tourists slow down, take in the city and spend more time there. And as global consciousness rises on wanting more authentic human experiences, Nairobi has a potential chance of reinventing itself.
Government travel warnings do more harm than good, says Richard Branson
Branson and others in the tourism industry stand to lose money when travel warnings are issued, but that doesn't mean their voices should be quickly dismissed. Governments must do a better job explaining context to visitors when they caution about travel.
Kenya’s tech community collaborates to put an end to Nairobi’s traffic
You can crowdsource all the data you want, but it will take an engaged and compliant population to buy in to the system to produce any kind of change.
Major hotels brands look to capitalize on the growth of business travel in Kenya
Marriott and Hilton are among the hotels investing in Kenya with little concern for the country’s unstable past and a plan to cater to business travelers coming in from India, UEA, and China.
Balancing Kenya’s Maasai Mara culture with tourism & development
A great short documentary about the struggle between commercial/tourism development with conserving local cultures and wildlife, a struggle playing out in almost all parts of Africa.