New Market for Kenya's Tourism Sector
The Kenyan tourism sector has been shaken by the kidnapping of tourist by militia men from Somali September of this year. The government (Kenyan) has put in place very tight security around the affected areas.
The Kenyan tourism sector has been shaken by the kidnapping of tourist by militia men from Somali September of this year. The government (Kenyan) has put in place very tight security around the affected areas.
Despite this shake up in the sector the minister of tourism received a delegation of 180 tourists from Russia who were welcomed in much dancing and jubilation. The gesture goes to show that the Russians are confident of Kenya as a tourist destination of choice.
This will also see weekly direct flights from Russia to Mombasa starting from November 2011. Mombasa is the second largest city in Kenya after Nairobi and many International flights land in the city. Russia is among the latest emerging markets in Kenya's tourism with others such as Iran, China and Poland.
The number of tourist arriving in Kenya has also started to pick up with more and more tourists choosing to ignore travel alert on Kenya.
In a recent development on the same issue, Israel is sending experts to Kenya to help police secure major towns and cities says Israel ambassador Gil Haskel.
In Lamu where a British couple and a French woman were attacked in September, measures include a military presence on the ground and aerial and naval surveillance, plus an increase in security at hotels.
In the concluded World Travel Market held in London Excel early this month, Kenya launched a new gold guide. Kenya has breathtaking golf grounds in Mombasa and Kenya like the Fairmont Golf Course where the golfers can enjoy a game of golf under the shadow of Mt Kenya.
The course lies on the Equator,this means that the guests can start their game in the northern hemisphere and end it in the southern hemisphere.The guide will contain comprehensive reviews on Kenya’s 40 golf courses, including factsheets on the individual courses.
This is what David Stogdale, Chairman of KGMA has to say about Kenya as a World class Golf destination: “No other country comes close to offering the same combination of unique wildlife, beautiful beaches, fascinating cultures, and world-class golf.Kenyais unbeatable in every single one of these categories.”
Whether on land, in the skies, at sea, at the peaks of Mt Kenya - Kenya highest mountain and a popular destinations for climber around the world, whether it is the wild animals, the innocent colonies of ants in their ant hills, the elusive leopard or the child sleeping peacefully on the back of her mother's back in the quite village of Masai Mara or the child salvaging for something to eat in Kenya's biggest slum, there is not a dull moment for the Kenyan tourist.
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