The Elephant Queen is a 2018 documentary film directed by Victoria Stone and Mark Deeble. The film is based on Athena, a 50-year-old matriarch elephant. The film portrays the relationship between all animals and showcases Athena as a leader who will do anything to protect her herd as they face a prolonged drought season in…
The Tourism Regulatory Authority (TRA) is a corporate body established under section of Tourism Act No. 28 of 2011. The TRA has a mandate to regulate the tourism sector in Kenya and, they do this through developing standards, regulations and guidelines that ensure an all-round quality service delivery in the tourism sector. Recently, the TRA…
In recent months, the Laikipia Tourism Association has been growing its partnerships with various organizations and entities to help it provide more benefits to its members. One of the benefits of the Laikipia Tourism Association is that we continually seek to grow our members’ capacity by providing them with access to training, tools, and technologies…
On 24th August 2021, twelve Community Water Projects drawn from seven WRUAs went on benchmarking trip to the Mutitu Water and Sanitation Company. Mutitu Water and Sanitation Company is a model rural service provider that transformed from a typical Community Water Project to a regulated Water Service Provider. Mutitu was born in 1996; after polluted…
Laikipia county’s Department of Lands, Infrastructure and Urban Development recently reached out to the Laikipia Tourism Association, as efforts intensify to prepare the County’s spatial plan. They aim that by September this year, this spatial plan will be complete. The department is hoping to capture all types of tourism facilities within the landscape. Stakeholder participation is…
“I joined the LTA due to their great work in connecting establishments with Kenya Tourism Board for the Magical Kenya Signature Experiences and their assistance with the Covid compliance for the Tourism Regulatory Authority.” …
Numerous conservancies within our landscape and beyond have been facing serious financial constraints. The first wave of the Covid pandemic hit these conservancies hard and the second and more recent third wave have only made this situation murkier. The collapse in revenue generated from tourism has forced many of these conservancies to make budgetary cuts…
Over the last few months, COVD vaccination campaigns have rolled out countrywide in various facilities. We recently shared a list of all Ministry of Health vaccination centres countrywide It is estimated that up to 900,00 Kenyans have already been vaccinated countrywide, which shows a great turn out and a willingness by Kenyan’s to protect themselves from…
Domestic tourism was slowly beginning to pick up. Alas, now we are battling the third wave of Covid 19. What a sector setback!! Last year, with the outbreak of the virus, our tourism sector was arguably the most affected sector, with many tourism facilities forced to put staff on unpaid leave; others opting for layoffs;…
The Magical Kenya Signature Experience (MKSE) program is an initiative that promotes a compilation of authentic and exceptional travel experiences that are best aligned to Magical Kenya’s brand promise. The program commenced in 2019, whereby fifteen inaugural MKSE facilities that met the required criteria of a Kenya signature experience were recognised. The awards marked the…