Ethiopian Crowned with Two Prestigious Awards at Air Cargo News Awards 2022 Addis Ababa, 18 September 2022: Ethiopian Cargo & Logistics Services, the largest air cargo network operator in Africa, has been crowned with ‘Cargo[…]
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Ethiopian Airlines Opens a Five-Star In-Terminal Hotel Inside Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
Ethiopian Airlines Opens a Five-Star In-Terminal Hotel Inside Addis Ababa Bole International Airport Addis Ababa, 13 September 2022: Ethiopian Airlines Group, the largest aviation group in Africa, has completed the first phase of its In-Terminal[…]
Inauguration Of His Excellency Dr. William Samoei Ruto, C.G.H., President Of The Republic Of Kenya
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Tourism Arrivals Improve By 91% As The Government Releases Industry Performance Results.
Tourism Arrivals Improve By 91% As The Government Releases Industry Performance Results. NAIROBI, 9th September 2022 – Kenya recorded a 91% growth in the number of international visitor arrivals into the destination in the period[…]
Morocco: The Hub of International Investment in Africa
Morocco: The Hub of International Investment in Africa Broadcasting live from the Future Hospitality Summit discover the projects that are prime for investment in the region, and hear from investors that have already capitalized on[…]
Securexpo East Africa 2023 – Partner Spotlight, Bristol
Bristol will be exhibiting at the Securexpo East Africa event on 7th -9th March 2023 Bristol is a part of Concorde – Corodex group was established in 1974. One of the earliest and leading manufacturers[…]
Joanne Mwangi – Yelbert Appointed New KTB Chairperson
Joanne Mwangi – Yelbert Appointed New KTB Chairperson Nairobi; Wednesday, 17th August 2022: President Uhuru Kenyatta appointed Ms. Joanne Mwangi-Yelbert as Chairperson of the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) for a three-year term via gazette notice[…]
Gulf African Bank Enters Into a Strategic Financing Partnership With DT Dobie
Gulf African Bank Enters Into a Strategic Financing Partnership With DT Dobie Monday, 25th July 2022 – Gulf African Bank Kenya and DT Dobie have sealed a deal that will be offering Shari’ah compliant Financing[…]
Mt. Kenya National Park: Showcased Through An Exhibition
Mt. Kenya National Park: Showcased Through An Exhibition NAIROBI, AUGUST 3, 2022: The Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has launched a one-month-long photo exhibition at the National Museum of Kenya aimed at raising awareness of[…]
Kenya Targets Group Travellers As It Hosts Ladies From Global Travel Community
Kenya Targets Group Travellers As It Hosts Ladies From Global Travel Community Tuesday, 19th July, 2022: Kenya’s tourism sector is targeting group travellers as a strategy to increase the share of the market and improve[…]
44th Kenyan Tribe of Asian Heritage Marks Their Place In History At Nairobi National Museum
44th Kenyan Tribe of Asian Heritage Marks Their Place In History At Nairobi National Museum The historical moment that will be Imprinted in the hearts & minds of not only Kenyans of Asian Heritage 44th[…]
Yearly Funding For Kenyan Start-ups to Hit Sh100Bn by 2025
Yearly Funding For Kenyan Start-ups to Hit Sh100Bn by 2025 “Start-ups dealing in payments and remittances will receive the highest amount of investment.” NAIROBI, Kenya Jun 21 – Yearly funding for Kenyan start-ups is projected[…]
Tourism Stakeholders Roundtable With Coast Gubernatorial Candidates
Tourism Stakeholders Roundtable With Coast Gubernatorial Candidates As tourism stakeholders led by the KCTA board held a roundtable engagement with the Mombasa County Gubernatorial candidate who is also the current Mvita member of Parliament Hon.[…]
Over 50 Speakers Confirmed For Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) KSA 2022
Over 50 Speakers Confirmed For Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) KSA 2022 On 24-25 May, Future Hospitality Summit (FHS) – Saudi Arabia gathers hundreds of hospitality investment decision-makers and C-level representatives of major international hotel brands[…]
Zimbabwe Tourism Authority Welcomes Ms. Winnie Muchanyuka As The New CEO
Zimbabwe Tourism Welcomes Ms. Winnie Muchanyuka As The New CEO The Zimbabwe Tourism Authority has announced the appointment of Ms. Winnie Muchanyuka as their new Chief Executive. This follows the retirement of former long-serving CEO[…]
Sharing Moments With Uganda Tourism Board Roadshow In Kenya
Uganda Tourism Board Roadshow Aimed To Attract More Tourists From Kenya Nairobi, Monday, May 23 2022: Uganda Tourism Board (UTB) partnered with Kenyan tour operators to boost intra Africa tourism between the two East African[…]
AHIF Returns to Morocco
AHIF Returns to Morocco The Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF) will return as an in-person event in 2022, taking place on 2 – 4 November, at the luxurious Fairmont Taghazout Bay (pictured), a five-star resort[…]
Go Places Pays Tribute To Gareth Jones
Tribute To Gareth Jones Gareth Jones was a very humble man who really loved wildlife conservation and played a huge role in the conservation of many parks around Africa. He was a person who loved[…]
Mt Kenya Climbing Expedition Raises 10M To Improve Amenities At The Mountain
Mt Kenya Climbing Expedition Raises 10M To Improve Amenities At The Mountain Nanyuki; Tuesday, 17th May 2022: Ten Million Kenya shillings has been raised through the four-day Mt Kenya climbing expedition by Tourism and Wildlife[…]
Everything In Its Own Time As Wambui Ngunya Prepares Herself To Climb Mt. Everest
Everything In Its Own Time Says Wambui Ngunya As She Prepares To Climb Mt. Everest Last week we featured WHY Wambui Ngunya wants to climb Mt. Everest? Read last weeks feature CLICK HERE We caught[…]
Star Alliance Celebrates 25th Anniversary As The World’s First and Leading Airline Alliance
Star Alliance Celebrates 25th Anniversary As The World’s First and Leading Airline Alliance SINGAPORE & FRANKFURT – May 13, 2022 – Star Alliance and its 26-member carriers will celebrate the 25th anniversary of the world’s[…]
Government Spotlights Mountaineering And Adventure Experiences In Kenya
Government Spotlights Mountaineering And Adventure Experiences In Kenya Sunday, 8th May, 2022: The Government has identified adventure, hiking, mountaineering experiences as key catalysts in the recovery of tourism businesses in Kenya. Kenya is well placed[…]
Mr. Dominic Prendergast Appointed New General Manager for Park Inn by Radisson Westlands
New General Manager and Director of Sales Appointed at Park Inn by Radisson Westlands The Park Inn by Radisson Westlands, Nairobi, has announced the appointment of a new General Manager, Mr. Dominic Prendergast, effective immediately.[…]
Registration Of Illegally Possessed African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus)
Registration Of Illegally Possessed African Grey Parrots (Psittacus erithacus) Nairobi, April 28, 2022: The Cabinet Secretary, Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife issued a 45-day amnesty through Gazette Notice No. 11522 for persons in possession of[…]
Special Deals This Week For Our Loyal Readers Of Go Places Digital
At Go Places Digital, we are excited to bring you yet another issue packed with amazing offers, travel experiences, lifestyle products, and much more. We are committed to providing you with the best content that[…]
Kenya Promoted As A Prime Gastronomy Destination
Kenya Promoted As A Prime Gastronomy Destination Nairobi, Wednesday, March 23rd, 2022: The tourism industry is expected to record a rebound in the next two months as major hotels in the country are expected to[…]
IndiGo Airlines to Expand Its Reach to Nairobi with New Flight Services
IndiGo Airlines announces the upcoming launch of flights to Nairobi, expanding their reach in Africa IndiGo Airlines, India’s largest airline, is looking to start operating direct flights to Nairobi, Kenya, as part of its expansion[…]
Rwandan Film ISETA – BEHIND THE ROADBLOCK
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Panari Centre Nairobi Reopens It’s Ice Rink on Mombasa Road
Panari Nairobi Reopens Its Ice Rink at the Panari Centre on Mombasa Road The opening of the Ice Rink was held on Wednesday the 30th of March whereby Hon. Najib Balala CS Tourism and[…]
Dr. Capt. Basil Obeidat Appointed As THe New Coastal Aviation CEO
The 2nd Quarter of the year promises to be very eventful for Coastal, and we are excited about the changes it will bring. We are thrilled to announce the appointment of Dr. Capt. Basil Obeidat,[…]
Samsung Hosts An Unprecedented Device Experience Partner Summit
Samsung Hosts An Unprecedented Device Experience Partner Summit Nairobi, Kenya, 21st March 2022. Samsung Electronics East Africa hosted its inaugural strategic partner summit at Villa Rosa Kempinski Hotel which was attended by key Samsung distributors[…]
Victoria Commercial Bank Celebrates International Women’s Day
Victoria Commercial Bank Celebrates International Women’s Day Victoria Commercial Bank celebrated the International Women’s Day Dubbed Hats & Haute Couture, Introducing The Ultimate Woman Proposition 12th March, 2022. NAIROBI: Premier SME and private corporate financial[…]
Hotpoint Appliances Ltd Opens Its 9th Electronics Outlet
Hotpoint Appliances Ltd opens its 9th electronics outlet in the country and its first in Imara Daima Kenya’s premier supplier of home appliances and electronics Hotpoint Appliances Ltd opened its new retail outlet along Mombasa[…]
The Just Concluded The Agnes Tirop Conference
The Just Concluded The Agnes Tirop Conference The Agnes Tirop Conference in Diani got off to an emotional start on 7th Jan 2022 in Kwale County amidst the declaration to mitigate Gender Based Violence (GBV)[…]
Africa Health Business Appoints Head Of Operations To Dr. Daniella Munene
Africa Health Business Appoints Dr. Daniella Munene as Head Of Operations A pharmaceutical professional with over 15 years of experience, Dr. Munene’s expertise includes strategic planning, business development, team leadership and management of key stakeholder[…]
Go Places Wishes You A Happy and Prosperous New Year – 2022
Go Places Group Of Companies Wishes All our Advertisers and Subscribers A Happy New Year This year has been a challenging one for many of us. However we must be thankful for the blessing[…]
Social Media Content 365 Days A Year, It’s More Cost-Effective Than You Think with EyeContentKE™
Social Media Content 365 Days A Year – Stay Ahead of the Curve with your Target Customers in 2022 with EyeContentKE™ 2022 is set to be the most socially communicative year in history, with companies,[…]
Jambojet Unveils Magical Kenya Branded Aircraft
Jambojet Commences Operations to Lamu and Unveils Magical Kenya Branded Aircraft Nairobi, Kenya – 15th September 2021– Regional low-cost carrier Jambojet has commenced operations to Lamu, becoming its fourth Coastal destination after Mombasa, Malindi and[…]
Century Cinemax and Go Places Sign Up A Marketing Partnership
Century Cinemax and Go Places signed up for a marketing partnership on Monday, 6th September 2021. The partnership deal was signed at the Century Cinemax, Sarit Centre between Charles Gaigua, General Manager Century[…]
Tokyo Olympics 2020 – Team Kenya
Team Kenya At The Tokyo Olympics 2020 The Tokyo summer Olympics originally scheduled to take place in 2020, was postponed and the 32nd international multi-sport event was held from 23 July to 8 August 2021[…]
Book Your Stand To Exhibit At Propak East Africa 2022
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Isuzu East Africa marks production of 100,000 locally assembled vehicles
Isuzu East Africa attains special milestone with 100,000 locally assembled vehicles Isuzu East Africa on 19th July 2021 marked the production of its 100,000 vehicle to roll out of its assembly plant since[…]
The Closing Ceremony Of The Athletics Kenya Trials For Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games
The Closing Ceremony Of The Athletics Kenya Trials For Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games On 19th June 2021 At Moi International Stadium, Kasarani. Address during the closing ceremony Amb (Dr.) Amina C. Mohamed, Egh,[…]
RIP Scarface – Rest In Power the Iconic King Scar
RIP Scarface – Rest In Power the Iconic Legend of the Masai Mara King Scar It is a day to celebrate the life of the most legendary lion of our lifetime, the old boy of[…]
The 2021 Safari Rally with Sean Cardovillis Episode 5
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Ethiopian Airlines Now Offers E-Visa Extension Online
Ethiopian Enriches its Website with Online Visa Extension Feature and additional Languages Ethiopian Airlines, the leading aviation group in Africa, has upgraded its website enabling tourists to extend their visa online. The new feature will allow visitors to[…]
Kenya Farm Tours To Propel Tourism
Kenya is positioning farm tours as one of the experiences to be sampled by both local and international travellers. This is in line with the strategy to diversify its tourism products and experiences. […]
Salman Khan’s RADHE Premieres on MyMovies Africa
Salman Khan’s RADHE Premieres on MyMovies Africa Salman Khan’s RADHE Premieres on Africa’s first-ever PVOD Service – MyMovies Africa Nairobi, 18th May 2021: ZEE Studios and Salman Khan Films have Partnered with Kenya-based[…]
Tourism News Kenya – Charter Flights Continue To Boost Tourism Numbers In Kenya
Tourism News Kenya Tourism News Kenya, Charter Flights Continue To Boost Tourism Numbers In Kenya Charter flights will play an important role in boosting tourism numbers in Kenya during the challenging Covid-19 pandemic period.[…]