Month: August 2020

Thai government plans to ease travel restrictions to welcome foreign tourists from low- risk countries in a bid to revive the local economy.

Prime Minister and Defense Minister Gen. Prayut Chan-ocha said the Center for Covid-19 Situation Administration (CCSA) would discuss which areas will be suitable to receive foreign tourists as well as related disease control measures.

It will begin with the limited number of arrivals. They will be screened from the origins to the destinations and will stay only in tourist zones, he said. To help the most economically affected tourist destinations, the government is looking at allowing foreign tourists to stay in those prepared areas as a ‘sand box’ model. Read More

Kenyan President Uhuru Kenyatta said earlier this month that the country’s tourism, the sector hit hardest by COVID-19, was now on a recovery path after months of downturn.

Kenyatta, who spoke during a virtual meeting with elite Kenyan marathoner Eliud Kipchoge, Kenya’s new goodwill ambassador for tourism, expressed satisfaction with the measures being taken by stakeholders in the hospitality sector to protect tourists from the pandemic.

“Safety is not really just a government issue. It is an individual choice. To remain safe and by so doing, keep everybody else safe,” he said in a statement issued after the meeting. Read More

Emirates Airline has announced it will increase its passenger services to Nairobi to daily starting August 17.

The expanded schedule will offer enhanced connectivity for Kenyan customers to Emirates’ growing destination network via Dubai.

Emirates will operate its modern Boeing 777-300ER’s between Nairobi and Dubai on flights departing Jomo Kenyatta International Airport.

In a statement on Thursday, Emirates said customers can stop over or travel to Dubai as the city has re-opened for international business and leisure visitors. Read More

The Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA) in partnership with Dubai Tourism hosted an interactive session with travel agents on 6^th August 2020 with discussions around the Products and services available in Dubai for travel agents, updates on post-covid-19 measures, entry requirements, safety stamp, assured properties and procedures & Insights on growing your business to Dubai efficiently with DTCM tools.

Stella Ibiene Obinwa, Dubai Tourism, Director International Operations said that they were leveraging on the partnership with KATA to ensure that more Kenyans visit Dubai. Read More