In every discussion on tourism in Africa, the easiest consensus to reach is that ‘ We do not know our tourism products’. Since July 2020, the National Tourism Crisis Steering Committee has been working in collaboration with the GTRCMC-EA to consolidate information Read More
Tourism has been identified by the International Labour Organisation (ILO) as‘one of the most dynamic and fastest growing economic sectors in the world.’The Sustainable Development Goals can be deduced to the sector in its impacton the developing economies. The direct, indirect and Read More
In a summit held over the weekend, the 6 EAC Heads of State considered the application by DRC to join one of the fastest-growing regional economic communities and directed the Council of Ministers to fast-track a verification mission. The DRC (2nd largest Read More
Training for Trainers in the Health Sector started yesterday. The document below from the MoH is the main training tool that answers many questions about COVID-19 vaccine for Kenya… eg Justification for deployment of the vaccine….Why Serum Institute India AstraZeneca for Kenya? Read More
Kenya races to vaccinate 1.25 million in phase one of the campaign by June, with priority being given to healthcare and frontline workers including security personnel and teachers and vulnerable persons and groups. The second phase would involve 9.7 million people — Read More
This week, Tanzania has rolled out a Coronavirus specimen collection Center at Serengeti National Park in an effort to make COVID-19 testing easy and convenient for tourists. >>>More details
Earlier today, Reps from the Tourism Resilience Centre and the National Tourism Crisis Steering Committee Secretariat paid a courtesy call to the PS, Tourism, at her office. The team reaffirmed their commitment in assisting and guiding the industry in the preparedness, management Read More
Guides are one of the most important part of the tourism value chain. They offer direct service to the tourists and therefore possess immense influence on the final satisfaction outcome. The East Africa Tour Guides and Drivers Association, recognizing this role, are Read More
Kenya’s Global Tourism Resilience Satellite Centre has been officially launched by founder and Co-Chair of the Global Tourism Resilience and Crisis Management Centre and Jamaica Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett. This follows initial discussions to establish this Satellite Centre at the Kenyatta University two Read More
