Topic: Tourism

Tourism players fault Mutua over hotel classification

By Philip Mwakio   2024-04-21 19:40:31

Stakeholders in the tourism industry have hit out at Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Alfred Mutua over remarks on hotel classification.

UN Tourism ranks East Africa among most open regions for travellers

By Brian Ngugi   2024-04-20 06:58:59

East Africa has been ranked among the most open sub-regions in the world in terms visa openness as global travel recovers to pre-pandemic levels, a new report by UN Tourism shows.

Safari Rally significant boost to Kenya's, tourism, economic growth

By Donald Agwenge   2024-04-17 21:05:42

Safari Rally ranks as one of the all-time international sporting events to ever happen in Kenyan turf with biggest direct economic benefits.

Tourism players differ over KWS plan to hire out national park sites

By Philip Mwakio   2024-04-16 06:08:23

KWS plans to lease at least 13 tourist camps to private investors as part of arrangements to boost its revenues.

State lauded for efforts to reverse tourism fortunes

By Philip Mwakio   2024-04-09 20:30:23

The industry is on the mend after a prolonged downturn occasioned by the Covid-19 pandemic but more needs to be done for a complete turnaround.

Tourism sector to reach peak in 2024: Report

By Esther Nyambura   2024-04-05 16:13:06

The 2024 Economic Impact Research (EIR) estimates that the tourism sector’s global economic contribution could hit up to a high of Sh1.45 trillion this year.