Local tourists boost hotels over festive season

Cecilia Nguwuu (2nd left) of Jawambe Hotel leads local tourists to view a picture of a ship at the Hotel. [Omondi Onyango/Standard]

Domestic tourism continued to provide a lifeline for most hotels at the Coast over the festive season with over 60 per cent of all occupancy taken up by locals.

A spot check by Weekend Business revealed that family groups dominated hotel guests with visitors arriving mostly from Nairobi and other interior regions.