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New Director appointed to Kenya Tourist Board

David Stogdale named

New Director appointed to Kenya Tourist Board

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Effective January 19, the Minister of Tourism, Najib Balala, appointed one of Kenya’s ... read more

Kenya Airports Authority reacts to stinging criticism

Complaints about construction delay of Jomo Kenyatta

Kenya Airports Authority reacts to stinging criticism

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Clearly stung by criticism over complaints about the visible delay on construction of ... read more

Korean Airlines flies in 120 tourists to Kenya

Series of direct charters underway

Korean Airlines flies in 120 tourists to Kenya

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - In another first, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) on Sunday received the ... read more

Renewed terror warnings shock Kenya's tourism fraternity

UK warns of possible terror strike on Kenya

Renewed terror warnings shock Kenya's tourism fraternity

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Warnings by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office in the UK about the possibility of an ... read more

Boat tragedy hits Lamu

Kenya boat crashes and sinks

Boat tragedy hits Lamu

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - 2011 was a year tourism stakeholders in Lamu will be swift to forget, considering the ... read more

Piracy fears undermine Kenya's cruise tourism

Piracy Ruining East African Cruise Trade

Piracy fears undermine Kenya's cruise tourism

Cruise tourism along the East Africa coast suffered a major blow this year despite a surge in ... read more

Tour boat capsizes in Kenya, 30 tourists rescued

Kenyan Tourist Boat Sinks

Tour boat capsizes in Kenya, 30 tourists rescued

Thirty tourists escaped death narrowly after the boat they were riding in capsized off the ... read more

Kenya Airways to recruit expatriate captains to ease shortage of pilots

Airline engaged in accelerated training

Kenya Airways to recruit expatriate captains to ease shortage of pilots

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - During the showcasing last week of Boeing’s B787 Dreamliner in Nairobi, questions were ... read more

Dispute over payment methods sees tourists blocked at Mara gate

New electronic payment method at the entrance to Masai Mara Game Reserve

Dispute over payment methods sees tourists blocked at Mara gate

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - The simmering conflict over a new electronic payment method at the entrance gates to the ... read more

Boeing 787 Dreamliner touches down in Africa for first time

Africa Is Second Continent On Boeing's 787 Dream Tour

Boeing 787 Dreamliner touches down in Africa for first time

ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia - Boeing's 787 Dreamliner touched down in Ethiopia's capital today to kick ... read more

Balala: Kenya's tourist numbers up 16 percent

Kenyan Tourism

Balala: Kenya's tourist numbers up 16 percent

The number of tourists visiting Kenya in the first nine months of this year rose 16 per cent to ... read more

Seychelles participation at Kenya Getaway Fair a great success

Creole Islands wins prize for best stand

Seychelles participation at Kenya Getaway Fair a great success

The Seychelles Tourism Board has confirmed that this year's Getaway Fair, held in Nairobi Kenya ... read more

Myths and mysteries of Mount Kilimanjaro

World Wonders

Myths and mysteries of Mount Kilimanjaro

By Apolinari Tairo, eTN Africa

Covered in mist, full of legends and mystery, Mount Kilimanjaro (otherwise known as the roof of ... read more

Kenya's tourism: US operators deem Kenya one of the safest destinations

Kenyan Tourism

Kenya's tourism: US operators deem Kenya one of the safest destinations

NAIROBI, Kenya - A group of top travel agents from the United States declared that Kenya was ... read more

First arrest in Nairobi blast case yields weapons and explosives

Arrest Made In Nairobi Terror Attacks Case

First arrest in Nairobi blast case yields weapons and explosives

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome

Kenyan police announced that the first arrest has been made in connection with the dual grenade ... read more

Second blast in Nairobi kills one, injures dozens

Security problems may doom Kenya's travel and tourism business

Second blast in Nairobi kills one, injures dozens

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Kenya

Nairobi was stunned by a second attack yesterday evening. This time at least one life has been ... read more

Grenade attack on "Mwaura's Bar" shocks Nairobi

Nairobi Attack Threatens Kenya's Tourism

Grenade attack on "Mwaura's Bar" shocks Nairobi

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Kenya

Kenyans will be waking up to shock news that an apparent grenade attack on a local bar in ... read more

Terror attack in Nairobi disco leaves 14 wounded

Greanade Blast Rocks Nairobi Nightclub

Terror attack in Nairobi disco leaves 14 wounded

A grenade exploded in a nightclub in the bustling centre of Kenyan capital Nairobi.

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US Embassy in Kenya warns Americans of threat of terrorist attacks

Travel Advisory

US Embassy in Kenya warns Americans of threat of terrorist attacks

The US Embassy in Kenya said on Saturday that it has received credible information of attacks ... read more

Nairobi plane crash leaves two dead and one seriously injured

Kenya aircraft crash

Nairobi plane crash leaves two dead and one seriously injured

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - A mid-afternoon plane crash outside the city of Nairobi, reportedly in the distant ... read more

KTN to launch Travel Diary series to promote domestic tourism

Kenya Television

KTN to launch Travel Diary series to promote domestic tourism

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Kenya’s premier private television channel, KTN, has signed on to a standard group ... read more

Kenya, Seychelles and Tanzania sign joint security and piracy declaration

UNWTO General Assembly in Korea

Kenya, Seychelles and Tanzania sign joint security and piracy declaration

Kenya's Minister for Tourism, Najib Balala; the CEO of the Seychelles Tourism Board, Alain ... read more

British tourist defies bad weater warning and drowns

Tourist drowns in Kenya

British tourist defies bad weater warning and drowns

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - A tourist from Britain drowned earlier in the week off the beach in Watamu, where he ... read more

Balala to market Kenya as safe destination at tourism forum

UNWTO conference in Geonjiu City, South Korea

Balala to market Kenya as safe destination at tourism forum

Tourism Minister Najib Balala is expected to market Kenya as a safe tourist destination at the ... read more

Tourists stuck as local protest state of Mara Road

Access blocked to Masai Mara Game Reserve

Tourists stuck as local protest state of Mara Road

By Dr. Wolfgang H. Thome, eTN Uganda

(eTN) - Dozens of tourists were reportedly blocked for some time on Saturday, October 8, 2011, ... read more

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