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Final Report of the 2007 National Ecotourism Conference.
A report on the observations, commitments and actions arising from the successful 2007 National Ecotourism Conference held on 22nd - 24th October 2007..
Travelers' Philanthropy Conference
The US based Center on Ecotourism and Sustainable Development has organized this international event to bring participants together while aspiring to ..
Kenya Security Update: Thur 28 February 2008
Today was a momentous occasion in Kenya’s history as the news flashed around the world that an agreement had been signed between the two Kenyan politi..
Kenya Security Updates: Wed 27 February 2008
The Kenya Tourism Federation has lifted its previous recommendation that tourist visitors should avoid travel to the western region of Kenya including..
Kenya Security Update:Tue 26 February 2008
The security situation throughout Kenya is calm and there were no reports received today of post-election violence anywhere in the country...
Kenya Security Updates: Monday 25 February 2008
Over the weekend the British government lifted its travel advisory against non-essential travel to certain parts of Kenya and no longer recommends avo..
Kenya Security Updates: Friday 22 February 2008
The security situation remains unchanged, with all areas throughout the country reported to be calm and no reports received of post-election violence ..
Kenya Security Updates: Thursday 21 February 2008
The talks between the government and ODM opposition negotiating teams have continued under the mediation of Kofi Annan who announced today that consid..
Kenya Security Updates: 15 February 2008
The security situation remains unchanged, with all areas throughout the country reported to be calm and no reports received of post-election violence ..
Annual General Meeting
Ecotourism Kenya will hold its Annual General Meeting on 28th February 2008 at the Jacaranda Hotel in Westlands, Nairobi from 2.30 pm...
Kenya Security Updates: Monday 11 February 2008
There were no reports today of ethnic clashes or violence linked to the post-election dispute anywhere in the country.The negotiating teams representi..
Kenya Security Updates: Saturday 9 Feb 2008
No change today and the position remains the same as indicated in yesterday's report, Friday 8th February. No reports of ethnic clashes or violence li..
Kenya Security Updates:Friday 8 Feb 2008
The security situation throughout Kenya was again reported to be calm in all areas and for the third consecutive day no reports were received of post-..
Kenya Security Updates: Tue 5 February 2008
The security situation in the country today is now reported to be calmer in those areas in the western corner of Kenya which have experienced ethnic c..
Kenya Security Updates: Thur 31 Jan 2008
Other than some initial anxiety over speculation about the motives for the killing of the MP Hon Kimutai Too, which has now been allayed by the statem..
Kenya Security Updates: Wed 30 January 2008
The situation within the city of Nairobi was all calm and normal today. The highways between the airports and to all the international Nairobi hotels ..
Kenya Security Updates: Sunday 27 Jan 2008
In the Rift Valley Province the inter-ethnic tensions spread today from Nakuru to the adjacent area surrounding Naivasha, with rival groups of youths ..
Kenya Security Updates: Sat 26 January 2008
Nairobi, Mombasa and coastal areas, National Parks and wildlife reserves were reported all to be calm today with tourism operating as usual and all ro..
Kenya Security Updates: Wed 23 January 2008
The ODM leadership and a large gathering of supporters attended a funeral on Ngong Road outside central Nairobi early this afternoon. Police fired tea..
Kenya Security Update: Thur 24 January 2008
There were no reports of any demonstrations or public disturbances in Nairobi today and it was a normal working day with everything operating as usual..
Kenya Security Updates: 22 January 2008
Today Nairobi was calm and all was operating as normal, apart from an incident this morning when a small crowd gathered in the city centre and attempt..
Kenya Security updates: Mon 21 January 2008
Once again there were no reports of any problems affecting tourists staying in Nairobi hotels, beach resorts, on safari, or transferring between airpo..
Kenya Security Updates: Sunday 20th January 2008
Those areas of the country which had previously experienced unrest were reported to be generally calm today but in two of the slum areas of Nairobi, i..
Kenya Security Updates: Sat 19th January 2008
Following the announcement yesterday by the ODM opposition party that they had called off any further street protests, calm has returned to those area..
Kenya Security Updates: Friday 18th January 2008
Today was the last day of the three days of mass action on the streets called by the ODM opposition party in Kenya and all street protests have now be..
Kenya Security Updates: Thursday 17 Jan 2008
There were some minor skirmishes in the city centre and the Kilimani area of Narobi when crowds were dispersed by the heavy police presence but with n..
Kenya Security Updates: Wed 16 Jan 2008
The security situation continues as before with no tourists affected at the beach resorts, in the international Nairobi hotels or in the wildlife par..
Kenya Post-election Security Updates: Tue 15 January 2008
The situation in Nairobi and Mombasa was normal today, with no problems or incidents affecting tourists reported today as at 5 pm this afternoon...
Kenya Post-election Security Updates: Monday 14, January 2008
Yesterday was another calm and normal day in Nairobi and Mombasa with no problems or incidents reported. Once again there were no reports of any insec..
Kenya Security Updates: Saturday 12, January 2008
Today was another normal day in Nairobi and Mombasa with no problems or incidents reported.There were no reports of any insecurity or problems affecti..
Kenya Security Updates: Friday 11 January 2008
Today was another entirely normal day in Nairobi and Mombasa with no problems or incidents reported. There were also no reports of any incidents or pr..
'Tourism in Peace with Nature and People' Seminar Invitation
House of Peace and Dialogue in partnership with Basecamp Explorer welcomes you to their first global seminar...
Post-elections Security Updates: Mon 7, January 2008
Nairobi: Once again there were no security problems at all in Nairobi and it was a normal Monday with busy traffic in the city centre and all offices ..
Resolutions, commitments and actions from the 2007 National Ecotourism Conference
The 2007 National Ecotourism Conference recommended actions for every sector of the tourism industry, including travellers, tour operators, hoteliers,..
Samburu & Laikipia Regional Workshop Updates
31st July 2007
Ecotourism Kenya held a regional workshop for community based tourism (CBT) initiatives from the northern rangelands of Kenya on 26th - 27th July 2007..
Ukambani, Amboseli & Kajiado Regional Training Workshop Brief
July 2007
The Ukambani, Amboseli & Kajiado regional training workshop was held over a two-day period (12th & 13th July 2007), had twenty five participants (18- ..
Community Training Held for the Maasai Mara Region
July 2007
A community training workshop was held in the last week of June 2007 in Narok Town for the small tourism initiatives around Maasai Mara...
Nyanza & Western Regional Workshop Held
20th June 2007
Ecotourism Kenya organized a two day community workshop at Wildlife Club of Kenya, Kisumu, from 14-15 June 2007...
Oslo Conference: The role of ecotourism associations
June 13, 2007
Ecotourism Kenya was among the national, regional and international ecotourism associations that were represented at the recently concluded Ecotourism..
Energy & Water efficiency training held
May 18, 2007
32 participants attended Ecotourism Kenya’s Energy and Water Efficiency Training Workshop that was held on 10th May 2007 at the AMREF Training Centre,..
Coast Eco-rating Workshop held
May 17, 2007
Ecotourism Kenya held the coast Eco-rating workshop at Turtle Bay Beach Club, Watamu on April 28th 2007 from 9:00 am – 12:30 noon..
Coast Regional Training Workshop for the Community-Based Tourism Enterprises
May 2007
The Ecotourism Kenya Coast regional training workshop took place from 27th to 28th April 2007 at Kwetu Training Centre, Mtwapa. Its aim was to explore..
Tourism Opens Doors for Women - 2007
May 2007
“Tourism Opens Doors for Women" is the theme identified by World Tourism Organization for the World Tourism Day which as each year will be celebrated ..
Ecotourism Kenya Back from Mid-Rift Regional Workshop
20th April 2007
Ecotourism Kenya held the first in a series of regional training workshops at Hotel Kunste, Nakuru on 12th -13th April 2007...
Press release: Kenya's Premier Gold Eco-rated Lodges Announced
April 10, 2007
Basecamp Masai Mara, Campi ya Kanzi and Malewa River Lodge are Kenya’s first tourist accommodation facilities to attain Gold Eco-rating in Ecotourism ..
Ecotourism Kenya Open Day held
April 2, 2007
Ecotourism Kenya Open Day was held on 15th and 16th March 2007 at the Ecotourism Kenya offices in Upper Hill, Nairobi...
Support Ecotourism Kenya 2007 regional training workshops
April 2, 2007
Ecotourism Kenya is seeking for sponsorship for the 2007 Regional Training Workshops on Ecotourism. The workshops that are running across the country ..
News Archive
Kenya Security Updates: Tue 29 January 2008
The Kenya Tourism Federation continues to monitor the security situation to ensure that any areas considered unsafe for tourists are avoided. While th..
Kenya Security Update: Thursday 10 January 2008
Once again in Nairobi and Mombasa all was quiet throughout today and there has been no change to the situation of calm which has prevailed all week. A..
Post-election Security Updates: Wed 9,January 2008
Following the Presidential announcement of the appointment of cabinet ministers yesterday evening there were some concerns that there might be protest..
Post-election Security Updates, Tue 8 January 2008
Nairobi: Throughout the day the situation in Nairobi was completely normal, with public transport operating and all offices and banks open as usual. T..
Kenya's first Gold and Silver Eco-rating winners announced!
March 28, 2007
On 22nd March 2007, Ecotourism Kenya announced and awarded the first tourist accommodation facilities to achieve Gold and Silver Eco-rating in the Eco..
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