Category: Travel
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Air Canada planes are seen at Toronto’s airport. Photo: Cole Burston / GETTY IMAGES NORTH AMERICA/Getty Images via AFP Source: AFP Education is Your Right! Don’t Let Social Norms Hold You Back. Learn Online with TUKO. Enroll Now! Air Canada’s flight attendants were poised to strike on Saturday as the carrier cancelled hundreds of flights…
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Mary-Ann Musangi speaks at the Africa CEO Forum in Abidjan on June 14, 2022. PHOTO | COURTESY Tourism and Wildlife Cabinet Secretary Rebecca Miano has appointed Mary-Ann Musangi, daughter of the late billionaire industrialist Chris Kirubi, to spearhead a new taskforce charged with rebranding Kenya’s tourism image. Musangi, who now serves as the HACO Industries…
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The ‘Kwaheri Kenya’ sign at the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA) in Nairobi. /MARVIN CHEGE.VIRAL TEA KE Parliament is currently debating the Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Bill, 2025, which seeks to overhaul the distribution of funds collected from air travel fees. Sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, the Bill proposes adding the Kenya Meteorological…
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Speke Resort Munyonyo, Uganda’s premier luxury resort, has welcomed Bageshwar Dham Sarkar, Shri Dhirendra Krishna Shastri, Peethadhishwar of Bageshwar Dham in Madhya Pradesh, India, for a special staycation. The revered spiritual leader’s visit adds a remarkable chapter to the resort’s tradition of blending world-class hospitality with rich cultural connections. Upon arrival, Shri Shastri was warmly…
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United States Embassy has cautioned international students about the risk of losing their visa status if they fail to adhere to the requirements of their academic programs. The United States Embassy has cautioned international students about the risk of losing their visa status if they fail to adhere to the requirements of their academic programs.…
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CHECK OUT: Don’t let unemployment hold you back. Start your digital marketing journey today. Wycliffe Musalia has over six years of experience in financial, business, technology, climate, and health reporting, providing deep insights into Kenyan and global economic trends. He currently works as a business editor at TUKO.co.ke. Homa Bay, Kenya – The Cabinet Secretary…
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The United States issued a warning to prospective Kenyan students seeking visas, cautioning that skipping classes or leaving school without notifying their institution could lead to visa denials. This it added will jeopardize future applications. In a notice issued Wednesday, the US Embassy in Nairobi urged students to remain committed to their academic programmes and…
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Parliament has begun debating a proposed law that would give the Kenya Meteorological Service Authority (KMS) a share of the air passenger service charge and shift tourism funds to a single account. The Air Passenger Service Charge (Amendment) Bill, 2025, sponsored by Majority Leader Kimani Ichung’wah, seeks to add KMS to the list of agencies…
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The Jomo Kenyatta International Airport in Nairobi The government has announced an ambitious Sh258 billion ($2 billion) plan to modernise and expand Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA), a strategic move that follows the controversial cancellation of a deal with India’s Adani Group late last year. The new project, which includes the construction of a new…
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The United States has issued a warning to Kenyan students holding or applying for student visas, declaring that failing to attend classes or withdrawing from their academic programmes without authorisation could lead to their visas being cancelled and affect future visa applications. In a statement released on Wednesday, the US Embassy in Nairobi emphasised the…