South Coast hotels reduce prices to attract tourists during low season

Kilifi County Deputy Governor Kenneth Kemto (left) and Mada Baobab Sea Resort General Manager Peter Njoroge (right) talk to German tourists at the hotel. Kemto said most of the tourist attraction sites in the county remain largely untapped due to lack of aggressive marketing. [PHOTO: GIDEON MAUNDU/ STANDARD]

KWALE: Some tourists are taking advantage of falling prices during the low season to flock hotels in South Coast, The Standard has established.

Many hotels have laid off workers because of the low season, which attracts smaller numbers of tourists. Many hotels record an average bed occupancy of 40 per cent but Amani Tiwi, a resort in the region, has reported a 65 per cent occupancy after lowering its prices.

Among the guests at the resort is Gunta Parten from Germany, who is in the country for the first time. "This is my first time to come to Kenya and the reason I chose this time of the year is that it is cheaper," said Parten.