Articles tagged “kenya”

Tourism

Kenya Tourism Shows Its Resilience After January’s Nairobi Attack

Kenya has felt little long-term impact from the terrorist attacks that shook the city’s dusitD2 Nairobi hotel in January. That’s good news for the city’s hoteliers and the country’s all-important tourism industry. Are travelers simply becoming immune to the threat of terror?

Richard Holmes, Skift | 5 years ago

Tourism

Will the Nairobi Attacks Dent Kenya’s Tourism Boom?

After this week’s terror attacks in a Nairobi hotel complex, a question mark hangs over the continued growth of Kenya’s lucrative tourism industry. But tourists have been here before, and as long as there are no follow-up attacks, mass cancellations seem unlikely.

Richard Holmes, Skift | 5 years ago

Airlines

Timeline of Fake Bomb That Diverted Air France Flight

Associated Press | 8 years ago

Hotels

Starwood Plans to Open 16 Hotels in Africa Over Next Five Years

16 hotels in five years is playing it rather safe.

William Davison, Skift | 9 years ago

Tourism

Interview: Kenya’s Tourism Minister on Making a Big Bet on Business Travel

A focus on making business travel better can protect Kenya from the more fickle whims of consumer travel trends.

Jason Clampet, Skift | 9 years ago

Tourism

Kenya’s President Says Attacks Left Tourism Sector ‘On its Knees’

Skift | 10 years ago

Tourism

Kenya is looking forward to stronger tourism numbers and revenues in 2013

After a few years of solid tourism growth the political instability of 2012 kept visitors out of Kenya. Win things relatively normal again expect numbers to improve.

Johnstone Ole Turana, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Tourism

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.

Skift | 11 years ago

Airlines

State of African aviation: Home-grown carriers battle global players

Tourism and trade are growing throughout Africa and are expected to boost the continent’s aviation market to profitability, but regional carriers worry their share of the profits will be snatched up by more established international carriers.

Kari Lundgren and Robert Wall, Bloomberg | 11 years ago

Tourism

Tourism helps drive Kenya’s rapid economic expansion

Kenya’s vital tourism sector was heavily impacted by a violent dispute in 2007, but its newest president is a former head of tourism and is expected to prioritize tourism as the country’s economy grows.

Johnstone Ole Turana, Bloomberg | 11 years ago