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Kenya Fair
International Tourism Trade I was surfing
through your website and I realized than you are
involved in responsible tourism and I felt the urge
to communicate with you. I am the Project
officer of FIT Kenya (Fair International Tourism
Trade) which is a project of African Pro-poor
Tourism Development Centre (APTDC). APTDC is an NGO
aimed at using tourism as a top priority in
addressing the United Nations Development
Millennium Goals; poverty alleviation, reduction of
gender inequality and Sustainable development. The
mission of the project is to ensure that tourists
enjoy nature, share experiences with the local
communities and contribute to their wellbeing, this
is guide by our motto "Travel responsibly and touch
the heart of a poor Person". Today, tourists
are becoming more enlightened and they want to feel
that their money is used to support the local
economies and preserve the environment so that they
can behave responsibly when they go on holiday
(Worlds Apart, Tearfund). To this effect, FIT
&endash; Kenya operates NON - PROFIT Eco-Safaris
where all proceeds are `returned` to local
conservation and community projects. FIT - Kenya
seeks to provide tourists with a memorable
opportunity where they can be in a position of
visiting the various touristic attractions in Kenya
while at the same time have a chance of helping in
solving some of the social problems facing the
local economies. From our
research and experience we have realised that many
tourists especially from America and Europe are
concerned about their security while away from
home. With the increase in insecurity and the ever
increasing incidents of terrorisms all over the
world many governments have advised their citizens
to avoid unnecessary travel, most of the potential
tourists have responded by remaining at home due to
fear. To counteract this all our groups
however big or small are accompanied by armed
escorts who are trained on how to handle fire arms,
customer care and how to respond to crisis. This
added feature allows tourists to relax and enjoy
kenya's touristic attractions without any fear of
insecurity. FIT- Kenya
operates as fair tour operators in that we package
various eco-safaris and price them accordingly. We
are currently seeking partnership with travel
agents, and wholesaler tour operators who will be
selling our eco-safaris and in turn earn
commissions, by marking up our net ground handling
charges. Please advise if
you are in position of partnering with us in
selling our eco-safaris as we seek to help the
marginalized through tourism. Feel free to contact
me in case you need further information.
Thanks. With
Regards, James
Weru Project Officer
&endash; FIT - KENYA Message sent
courtesy of; African Propoor
Tourism Development Centre 5th Floor,
Windsor House, University Way /Muindi Mbingu
St. P. O. Box
4293-00200 Nairobi - KENYA. Tel: +254 2
318522 or +254 2 310276 Fax: +254 2
310276 Cellular
Hotline: +254 722 566725 Email:
info@propoortourism-kenya.org ATA Head Office: 347
Fifth Avenue,
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