{"id":63703,"date":"2015-10-27T03:44:02","date_gmt":"2015-10-27T08:44:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/?p=63703"},"modified":"2015-10-27T03:44:02","modified_gmt":"2015-10-27T08:44:02","slug":"kenya-allocates-usd-100m-to-promote-tourism-sector","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/canadianinquirer.net\/v1\/2015\/10\/27\/kenya-allocates-usd-100m-to-promote-tourism-sector\/","title":{"rendered":"Kenya allocates USD 100M to promote tourism sector"},"content":{"rendered":"
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NAIROBI\u2014The Kenyan government has allocated USD 100 million to boost the tourism sector, up from the previously budgeted USD 50 million.<\/p>\n

Cabinet Secretary for Commerce and Tourism, Phyllis Kandie, on Monday told a media briefing in Nairobi that the funds would be used mainly to promote Kenya as a \u201csafe tourism destination\u201d.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe funds will be spent to improve Kenya’s image abroad in the key source markets as well as in the emerging tourism source markets,\u201d Kandie said.<\/p>\n

The return of the German airline Lufthansa’s business in Kenya after a 18-year hiatus was announced at the media briefing.<\/p>\n

A day earlier, Kandie told a forum that Kenya’s tourism sector has started to recover two years after a shooting at Westgate shopping mall in Nairobi that killed at least 67.<\/p>\n

Somalia-based Islamist group Al-Shabaab masterminded the attack after which several Western countries, including Britain and the US, issued travel warnings for Kenya.<\/p>\n

Kandie said Kenya experienced a tough period after the attack as hundreds of jobs were lost and the image of the country dented.<\/p>\n

She told reporters tourism was important to Kenya’s economy and the government was committed to reverse the decline.<\/p>\n

Kenya Tourism Board managing director Muriithi Ndegwa described diversifying the sources of tourists to reduce reliance on traditional markets as key in the recovery plan.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are increasing our marketing efforts in emerging markets such as China, India and the Middle East,\u201d Ndegwa said.<\/p>\n

Early this year, Britain lifted its warning against travelling to part of Kenya’s coast.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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