Domestic tourists drive growth in hospitality sector

Traditional dancers entertain some of the one thousand and fourty nine (1049) passengers who arrived at the port of Mombasa on board MV Nautica, an American Oceania Cruise ship, January 19, 2017.  [PHOTO BY GIDEON MAUNDU/STANDARD].

After years of relative stagnation, things are looking up for the tourism sector, thanks to a surge in domestic tourism and international arrivals.

Tourism Principal Secretary Fatuma Hirsi attributed the positive trend to the lifting of adverse travel advisories by key source markets, infrastructure development, tax incentives and diversification of tourist attractions.