Industry insiders, consumers and stakeholders in the regional travel sector are being urged to cast their ballots ahead of the deadline for votes at the World Travel Awards Africa & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony 2014. The ceremony will take…
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Hippie town seen as New Macau in World’s Biggest Hotel Plan
(Bloomberg) — Once a stop on the hippie trail, Cairns is now a haven for backpackers and divers. By 2019, Tony Fung predicts it’ll be a gambling destination to rival Macau. The Hong Kong property…
World Travel Awards 2014: Vote for your favourite Kenyan destinations
Photo credit: courtesy World Travel Awards The 21st World Travel Awards, the ‘Oscars of the Travel Industry,’ has released their list of nominees for 2014. World Travel Awards will stage its prestigious Africa & Indian…
Green Passport: UNEP’s travel app for 2014 FIFA World Cup
The United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and Brazil’s ministries of environment, Sports and Tourism has launched the 2014 edition of the Green Passport initiative, which is an online mobile application aimed at promoting sustainable tourism during the…
Kenya Airways flies Dreamliner to Paris from June
From June 3rd, Kenya Airways will begin flying its recently acquired Boeing 787 Dreamliner to Paris. Inaugurated by President Uhuru Kenyatta, the state-of-the-art Dreamliner aircraft named “Great Rift Valley” will replace the Boeing 767, which…
3 Must-try travel apps
Are you traveling soon? Whether it’s for business or for pleasure, here are three must-try apps that will make sure you won’t forget anything, get lost without data roaming, and miss an important meeting. …
Thailand celebrates Songkran: Happy New Year!
Truly, there are different ways people celebrate New Year. While western countries use fireworks for the celebration, Chinese nationals have their dragon dance. However, Thailand has the most unusual way of celebrating New Year, and…
Kenya’s Olare Mara Kempinski ranks 9th in World’s top luxury hotels
Top 10 luxury hotels in the World Olare Mara Kempinski has been featured as the only East African resort in the UK-based Daily Mail list of Top 10 Luxury Hotels in the World. Olare…
Travel the world in your luxury apartment aboard the largest residential yacht
We’ve all got our daily routine and responsibilities – business appointments, investment decisions, social and charitable engagements. A frenetic pace that sometimes seems to be controlling us instead of the other way around. Even retreating…