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Keyna saw a rise in tourist arrivals by 7.8% from January to September 2018 as compared to the same period last year. In 2017, Kenya received 723,174 visitors and this received 777,791 for the first nine months.
Betty Radier, Chief Executive Officer, Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) said, “Arrivals through Moi International Airport Mombasa have improved with 84,286 visitors up from 57,588 arrivals in the same period last year, a 46% growth.”
The US and the UK are the top two markets for Kenya followed by Germany and Italy in the third and fourth place.
It is believed that this increase in tourist arrivals is majorly due to the launch of Qatar Airways flights to Mombasa.
Qatar Airways will be operating four weekly flights on Tuesdays, Thursdays, Saturdays and Sundays between Doha, Qatar and Mombasa, Kenya, bringing the total number of flight weekly to 25.
“This is good news for the sector and together with the private sector. KTB will look into ways of partnering with Qatar Airways as well as other aircraft to increase passenger numbers into the route,” concluded Radier.
Source: travelnewsdigest.in
