It is gaining popularity due to:Some are young singles looking for social activities or to find a partner.• Some widowed seniors use long-term hotel stays or cruises as a luxurious alternative to conventional elderly care facilities.Tourism service providers should maximize this potential by:• Offering packages like professional, personalized one-on one tours• Ensuring safety, trustworthiness and destination reliability.• An array of price comparison tools at travellers’ disposal.It has resulted in a maximizing type of traveller.
EATHE 2019 is an important opportunity for stakeholders in the sector to meet and discuss opportunities and common challenges at a policy level and it all kicked off at the EATHE 2019 Floor opening, which took place on 22 nd March, Friday at 5h20 in the auditorium of the Four Point by Sheraton. The Americas recorded a 2.4% decline in air passenger volumes fuelled by increasing uncertainty in the socio-economic and political backdrop in some of the region’s key economies. Cabinet Secretary for Tourism and Wildlife, Najib Balala, today launched [...] Illegal Wildlife Trafficking (IWT) Project Vacancies. Please try again later. A company limited by guarantee, registered in UK, number 4087771. Kenya Tourism Sector Performance Report – 2019 Click to download Kenya is a country in East Africa with a coastline on the Indian Ocean. 29,462 visitors arrived at other airports and 467,179 visitors arrived by land.In 2018 total arrivals were recorded at 2,025,206 – it means Kenya had a 1.167% increase in 2019Entry through Jomo Kenyatta International Airport and Moi International Airport registered a substantial growth of 6.07% and 8.56% respectively compared with the overall growth of 1.167%.The other entry points registered a decline most significantly the land borders had a decrease in arrivals of -12.69%.This is an indication that air connectivity will continue to be a major driver for the growth of international arrivals to Kenya63.15% of all visitors traveled on holiday, 13.5% on business, 10.5% visited friends and families,Kenya’s travel and tourism revenue in 2019 was a healthy USD 1,610,342,854 withGlobal travel trade exhibitions including MKTE in Nairobi, ITB Berlin, ITB Asia in Singapore, WTM London, WTM Africa in Cape Town, OTM in India, and USTOA, USA.• Domestic Campaigns themed “TembeaKenyaNaMimi” through TV, digital platforms and radio.• Destination profiling events for a global PR campaign to leverage on positives around the destination e.g Kenya Golf Open, NY Marathon and Ineos 1:59 Challenge.Positive developments that helped with increased arrivals included in 2019:• Effects after resuming flights between Paris and Nairobi in 2018. "At least 29,462 visitors arrived at other airports and 467,179 visitors arrived by land," says the report. In 2019, Kenya’s economic growth averaged 5.7%, placing Kenya as one of the fastest growing economies in Sub-Saharan Africa. Please try again later.The report also advocates for the sound marketing strategies and discourages overreliance on traditional source markets.Growth and expansion of tourism sector in East Africa necessitate the importance of having a competitive destination.East African countries have recorded some impressive achievements in the realm of tourism owing to the conscious efforts by EAC partner states to work together in promoting growth in the sector.The success of the tourism sector has benefited from immense private sector investments in hotels, transportation, marketing and product development and dedicated government efforts in conservation.Since November 2008, the EAC has been marketed as a single region and the EAC partner states have been participating in international tourism fairs, including World Tourism Market (WTM) in London, UK and Internationale TourismusBörse (ITB) Berlin.AllAfrica publishes around 900 reports a day from more than Articles and commentaries that identify allAfrica.com as the publisher are This report gives overall performance of Kenya’s tourism sector in 2019 highlighting mainly: International Tourist Arrivals, International Arrivals Receipts; Domestic Tourism Performance; Drivers of Tourism Growth in 2019; Global Tourism Performance in 2019; Tourism Trends for 2020 and Beyond; To view the full report please click here. The report shows the economy has expanded by 6.3 per cent, compared to 4.9 percent in 2017. Growth in Shared Economy Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife www.tourism.go.ke This is a favorite for American travelers and big business for the Kenya Tourism Industry. We have designed this website to let you explore Kenya and discover the untold wealth of destinations and experiences available to the visitor. Tourist Arrivals in Kenya averaged 89708.31 from 2006 until 2020, reaching an all time high of 158949 in July of 2019 and a record low of 12 in April of 2020. (IATA)According to UNWTO Tourism Barometer, data reported by 127 world destinations for January- September 2019 point to an increase in international tourism receipts across most regions.