Articles tagged “nairobi”

Revenge travel has been one of the dominant trends globally post-pandemic, irrespective of seasons. While that continues to play out, understanding where flight search volumes are highest for any given destination is crucial for all players involved in the travel ecosystem.

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?

On the streets of Nairobi, homegrown ridesharing service Little is giving Uber a run for its money. And judging by the growth, innovative ideas are proving just as useful as deep pockets.

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.

The slowdown isn’t particularly alarming amidst a wave of air-related strikes within Kenya, but does highlight the air traffic controllers' ability to manipulate airport operations.

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.

Most quality-of-life lists should be considered a to-do lists for international travelers as they so often mix great features (walkable cities, low crime) with things that make residents happy (decent bars, parks).