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KTF and KTB Welcome Lifting of Travel Bans

British High Commissioner Christian Turner  and Narok Governor Samuel Tunai joins Masaai traditional dancers  on May 29,2015at Maasai Mara game reserve .Turnertoured Mara with the county boss to discuss way to boost tourism sector in the county. PHOTO:KIPSANG JOSEPH

Tourism industry players have welcomed the lifting of travel advisories by the United Kingdom even as the country moves into the 2015 peak season.

The Kenya Tourism Federation (KTF) and the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) have hailed the decision by the United Kingdom to revise travel advisories placed on the port city of Mombasa last year. “We are delighted with the Foreign and Commonwealth Office’s decision to lift their travel advice for Kenya’s coast from Watamu to Diani as announced Thursday,” said KTB Managing Director Muriithi Ndegwa.

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