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Ethiopia snatches key tourism event from Kenya

Kenya: A premier tourism industry investments forum scheduled to take place in Nairobi has been relocated to Addis Ababa. This follows a switch of venue that will add misery to the local tourism industry that is already struggling to stay afloat.

UK based Bench Events who are the organisers of the Africa Hotel Investment Forum (AHIF) said the switch of the venue from Nairobi to Addis Ababa has been due to capacity constraints. In a statement yesterday, the firm said the space available in Nairobi was inadequate to accommodate the huge number of people who had expressed interest in attending and exhibiting at the event.

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