tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101786.post2033707274117774609..comments2024-03-14T12:21:03.921+00:00Comments on The Rough Guide to Kenya: "Racist" hotel chain that turns locals away has changed its mindRichard Trillohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10252891231892285377noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101786.post-82713137822096621072011-06-06T16:41:22.901+01:002011-06-06T16:41:22.901+01:00Thanks Paka. Thankfully, as far as ASC are concern...Thanks Paka. Thankfully, as far as ASC are concerned, these questions are now theoretical, as they went bust earlier this year:<br /><br />http://theroughguidetokenya.blogspot.com/2011/03/african-safari-club-has-finally-ceased.htmlRichard Trillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252891231892285377noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101786.post-84854631648482006062011-06-03T23:31:03.265+01:002011-06-03T23:31:03.265+01:00Hi,
I believe ASC is far from the only company. I...Hi,<br /><br />I believe ASC is far from the only company. I believe though this is besides racism about pure economics. First let me tell my story.<br /><br />Once upon a time in Belgium (about ten years ago) I went to a well known travel office (won't tell the name since I don't have prove black on white) to book a hotel on the Kenyan coast for me and my local Kenyan girlfriend (currently married with eachother for about 7 years and two sons). Promptly I got the answer "the policy of the hotels does not allow locals". Totally disgusted I left. Once in Kenya we (my girlfriend, her three sisters and myself) booked a bungalow next to the hotel without any problems.<br /><br />My reflections afterwards on all of this. Don't underestimate the xenofobic, racist, fearful and small minded average tourist. Too many locals in the hotel would be very bad for the business with what I believe to be those very profitable and numerous target tourists (the xenofobic, racist, fearful and small minded average tourist). So those tourist offices are very much themselves enforcing those policies for economic reasons (long live Western hypocrisy).<br /><br />In my story the following is very plausible to me. My local Kenyan girlfriend (as other local women) are by default considered as prostitutes.<br /><br />Or they will be considered troublemakers when they indeed make trouble about being treated as a prostitute by a tourist. Anyway the profitable tourist of course gets the advantage from the hotel since he's paying the bill. It reminds me of a very interesting article title: "Kenyan protitutes actually want to get married." In fact it are some tourists that make some Kenyan women to be labelled as protitutes (long live Western hypocrisy).<br /><br />http://www.dongo.org/kenya-belgium/list_01/kenyan_shanzu_belgian_bavegem.html<br />http://www.tumia.org/en/directory/en/kenya_p1.html<br /><br />Kind regards,<br /><br />Paka SmallPaka Smallhttp://www.tumia.org/en/directory/en/kenya_p1.htmlnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31101786.post-74046107178243379952009-09-20T12:47:56.846+01:002009-09-20T12:47:56.846+01:00Thanks for those insights Chuck. In that case, I g...Thanks for those insights Chuck. In that case, I guess we can all be very happy that you don't own a hotel.Richard Trillohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10252891231892285377noreply@blogger.com