Month: March 2024

Business travel has changed for thousands of workers, thanks to COVID, cost-cutting and environmental worries.

That’s according to a Sunday (Feb. 25) Financial Times (FT) report, which says some big companies in the U.S. and Europe have stopped allowing nonessential trips, while many business travelers are taking longer trips to reduce the need for repeat visits.

“You have to have a real story behind the trip to have it approved now,” one London-based banker told the FT. Another said that senior staff are traveling nearly as regularly as before the pandemic, while junior employees have seen trips cut back. Read More

For decades, Kenya’s tourism offering was largely centred on wildlife and the beach destination. However, the ‘beach and bush’ experience has become cliché with many other countries on the continent offering similar packages.

The Kenya Tourism Board, the main organ marketing the country as a key destination has been forced to think outside the box and leverage on other activities to reel in the numbers.

Sports tourism seems to be on the rise, with the country hosting high-level events that have become crowd-pullers in recent times. Read More