Tourism

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COVID-19: Ravages of the pandemic

Kenya’s leading hotels, including Tribe Hotel, Ole Sereni and DusitD2, stopped operations days after travel restrictions and social distance rules were imposed, with the iconic Fairmont Norfolk shutting down indefinitely and firing its employees. The 51-year old Intercontinental Hotel (Nairobi) followed suit, closing down its Kenyan subsidiary and sending home all its staff early August. The Kenyan government has however set aside Ksh500million to recover the hospitality industry, while urging for domestic tourism to keep the industry afloat.

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Repackaging Kenya’s tourism industry

Government has trained its focus on providing an enabling environment for the sector, participated in promotions and is working on structures to ensure political stability, earmarking it as one of the strategic sectors for economic growth and development.

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