Hotel entrepreneurs dust off corona blues

Suffice to say any entrepreneur who decided to venture into the tourism sector this year must have found themselves grasping onto delicate straws. According to the Ministry of Tourism, in its National Tourism Crisis Report published in June 2020, the tourism industry has lost up to Sh80 billion since the outbreak of Covid-19.

Also about 1.6 million jobs are at risk with the industry having lost about 60-80 per cent of sales. We spoke to Jane Mahianyu, the operations manager at Pendo Villas in Diani, who reveals how the industry has fared and what those intending to put their money into the industry in the post-corona era should expect.