“JKIA needs to be brought up to international standards to improve the arrival and departure experience for travellers,” he said. “Our only worry is the deferment of the Mombasa gubernatorial race,” he added.ĭr Ikwaye said the sector will be pushing for an “open-skies” policy for Nairobi and Mombasa to ease accessibility for international tourists, alongside the modernisation of Nairobi’s Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (JKIA).īesides KQ, he said, Qatar, KLM, Emirates, Ethiopian and Turkish airlines can connect Kenya to 125 countries and over 320 cities. “There is confidence from the source market and the peace that has prevailed after the elections has really helped,” Mr Owino said, noting that the Meetings, Incentives, Exhibitions, and Conferences (Mice) niche is on the upturn. Kenya Coast Tourism Association chief executive Julius Owino and Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers and Caterers boss Sam Ikwaye urged the government to identify new tourism niches to lure more international visitors. He proposed that at least 15 per cent of annual tourism earnings be allocated to marketing.
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Noting the improved road network in Mombasa and Nairobi, Mr Kamani said this had boosted connectivity between the two cities from which Kenya could reap big.