Opening up Africa skies key to growing tourism, says CS Balala

Kenya can grow its tourism numbers if neglected source markets across Africa are revived and connected to direct flights. Globally, countries largely rely on their neighbours to increase the number of tourists. But just as with trade and services, tourists from Africa to Kenya remain wanting.

According to the Economic Survey 2017, though Africa accounted for about a quarter of the people visiting Kenya last year, tourists from the continent were dismal.