TORONTO — Goway’s sponsored Kenyan elephant, in partnership with Kenya Wildlife Services, has a new name: Tumaini, which means ‘hope’ in Swahili.

Ilisa Oman from Travel Planners International came up with the name as part of Goway’s two-month naming contest. Oman wins a free fam trip to Kenya in November. Five other lucky agents who participated will also be invited to join the fam for a small fee. The fam will visit Amboseli National Park, offering the agents a chance to meet Tumaini in person.

Every travel professional who made a booking to Africa with Goway over the past two months was invited to help name the sponsored elephant. All the suggestions were collected and voted on by a select panel of individuals, which included Bruce Hodge, Founder and President of Goway, and Betty Ichan, Acting Director Marketing Support Services for Kenya Tourism. The panel’s decision to choose ‘Tumaini’ as the elephant’s name was unanimous.

Says Ichan: “We selected Tumaini because it is our hope that elephants in Kenya can look forward to a better tomorrow through the wildlife conservation efforts of Kenya Wildlife Services along with all its partners. We are all committed to ensuring that elephants like Tumaini continue to exist for future generations.”

Goway has 300+ vacation ideas to Kenya and other parts of Africa and the Middle East. For more details about the contest results or Goway’s November 2022 fam to Kenya, contact Moira Smith, Goway’s VP, Africa & Asia, at Moira@goway.com.