Ahead of the upcoming World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2016, which will welcome hundreds of hospitality leaders to Diamonds La Gemma dell’Est in Zanzibar, Tanzania, on April 9th; World Travel Awards (WTA) has…
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#Travel: Have you voted for World Travel Awards 2016?
Celebrating its 23rd anniversary this year, World Travel Awards (WTA) unveiled the nominees for its upcoming Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2016 earlier this month. Known across the globe as the ultimate travel accolade,…
#Watch: Kenya’s tourism minister skydives into idyllic Watamu Beach
It first began with the annual Wildebeest Migration from the Serengeti to Maasai Mara, and now viewers from all around the world can experience Kenya’s beautiful coastline streamed live for the first time on the World Wide…
#Travel: Africa tipped to become surfing capital of the World
Source: WTMLondon Many emerging tourism destinations in Africa have identified surfing as a target market, reveals the WTM Global Trends Report (2014), in association with Euromonitor International. South Africa has an established reputation…
#Travel: Cross-Africa bike attempt to boost cycle tourism to Egypt
Source: WTMlondon David Kinjah – the captain of the Kenyan National Cycling – is leading a five-strong team which aims to complete the Cairo to Cape Town route through Egypt, Sudan, Ethiopia, Kenya,…
The Core Fashion Week hopes to unite Kenyan fashion industry
“This is just the beginning!” Linda Murithi, Chairperson of In The Bag and The Fashion Conclave, dressed in a Mela dress from Ethiopia, gestured towards the familiar faces of the Kenyan fashion industry at The…
Jose Chameleone set to return to Nairobi for #KorogaFestival
Joseph Mayanja, popularly known as Doctor Jose Chameleone, is one of East Africa’s finest musicians. Chameleone had his first break when he traveled to Kenya where he met Bebe Cool and Ogopa Deejays, which resulted…
#Travel: Meet Lake Malawi’s Blue Zebras
Have you ever seen a zebra underwater? Meet the Blue Zebra, stunning little fish that live within the sparkling waters of Lake Malawi. The Blue Zebra originates from the deep rocky waters of Lake Malawi…
Wikipedia launches contest to celebrate Africa’s fashion
Of all of the millions of subjects you can read about on Wikipedia, subjects relating to Africa have the least coverage. This is because of a number of reasons, but mostly because many people do…
#Tastemakers Ep. 13: Meet Soraiya Ladak – Kenya’s “Wine Snob”
“Wine is very personal and emotional,” Soraiya Ladak shares exclusively in the latest installment of Tastemakers. Susan Wong sits down with the self-professed “Wine Snob” of The Wine Shop in Nairobi, Kenya to learn…