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Open skies to regional airlines, Kenyan government urged

From left Fiona Ngesa,Assistant regional marketing manager Kenya Tourism Board,Susan Ogalo,(Chief Executive Officer Kenya Tourism Federation) and Mike Macharia (Kenya Association of Hotels Keepers and Caterers ) during a press briefing in Kisumu on August 28 2015.PIC BY COLLINS ODUOR

The Government has been challenged to open its skies to regional airlines to boost local tourism.

Speaking during the Single Tourist Awareness Sensitisation Programme in Kisumu, tourism stakeholders also asked the Government to establish regional hubs to tap into visitors making their ways to the region, to boost growth of the sector.

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