KQ rolls out ticket sales management system
Kenya Airways has installed a new revenue management solution which will enable the airline to optimize ticket sales.
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Google launches street view for 21 Kenyan parks and conservancy
Kenyans and tourists can now take virtual tours of Kenya’s national parks after tech giant Google launched its street view feature on maps for 21 national parks and one conservancy.
Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala said the virtual maps will play a great role in marketing the country as a viable tourist destination around the world, and boost visitor numbers to the country.
The virtual map captures 360-degree ground-level imagery, enabling users remotely explore landmarks and park features, which will work as a marketing tool for the destinations.
Some of the parks are the Maasai Mara Reserve, Amboseli, Nairobi National Park, Lake Nakuru, Mount Kenya, Hell’s Gate, Samburu National Reserve, Tsavo, and Ol Pejeta Conservancy.
Visitors are increasingly going online to scout for potential destinations, hence the advantage of the preview offered by the virtual imagery.
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‘Lobsters and octopuses are back’: the Kenyan women leading a reef revival
Three years ago, the coral reef along the Kenyan coastline was almost totally destroyed in some areas. Rising surface sea temperatures had triggered devastating bleaching episodes for the fourth time in less than two decades, and with the whitening of coral came a dwindling of marine life. Overfishing only exacerbated the problem.
For coastal communities dependent on the sea for their livelihoods, the degradation of the coral reef and its effect on the marine ecosystem threatened to overturn an entire way of life. In some areas surveyed by the Kenya Marine and Fisheries Research Institute (KMFRI), as much as 60-90% of coral was destroyed.
A fightback was needed and so the institute began working with local communities to rehabilitate degraded coral reefs along the country’s coastline. Among the areas targeted was Wasini Island, a tiny strip of land off Kenya’s south-east coast. The results have been startling.
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Piffaretti returns to lead development at Kempinski
Kempinski Hotels has appointed Christophe Piffaretti as chief development officer and member of the management board.In this role, Piffaretti will be responsible for the expansion of the Kempinski portfolio by focusing on the company’s footprint growth in current and new markets as well as supporting the real-estate development strategy.
He will also oversee technical services and design of new build and conversion hotel projects before the pre-opening phase.
Piffaretti brings with him more than 25 years of luxury hotel, real estate and development experience in international markets.
He returns to Kempinski from his most recent position of leading two real estate investment funds for Credit Suisse Asset Management, where he was responsible for the strategy, development, operations, and performance of a portfolio of over 150 properties in Switzerland.