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Kenya Airways aircraft at Jomo Kenyatta International Airport, Nairobi. March 8th,2021. [Elvis Ogina, Standard] .
Yesterday, hospitality players said the move by the national carrier will bolster efforts to revive the tourism sector in Malindi, Kilifi County, which until mid-2000 was the preferred destination for Italians.
In the 1960s, Malindi carved a niche as the ideal resort town for the Italian tourists, which saw it brimming with restaurants, delis, gelato shops and pizzerias.
The relationship between Italy and Kenya was, however, cemented by the construction of the Rome-run Broglio Space Centre in Malindi. But in 2008 a slump began to happen with an estimated 4,000 Italians who lived in the town migrating back to their country. Most of the estimated 30,000 Italians who visited the town stopped.
Skyward adds flights on Mombasa-Lamu route
Monday April 05 2021
By CHARLES LWANGA
Skyward will operate four weekly flights on the Mombasa-Malindi-Lamu route from Wednesday, the airline said.
Business and holiday travellers on the North Coast often prefer air travel as it takes only about 30 minutes compared to about four to five hours on the Mombasa- Lamu road.
In a press statement, Skyward Express said flights will be operating on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday from Moi International Airport in Mombasa to Lamu via Malindi.
Maureen Awuor, the Kenya Association of Hotel Keepers and Caterers (KAHC) Kilifi chairperson, who is also the general manager at the Ocean Beach Resort in Malindi said they are optimistic that the additional flights would attract more domestic tourists to visit the region.
Skyward adds four flights in North Coast
Summary
Coast domestic tourism has received a boost after Skyward Express airline announced the reintroduction of four weekly flights to connect Mombasa, Kilifi and Lamu counties.
The flights, which shall resume tomorrow, shall bridge the gap left in the North Coast air transport after the government banned flights from Nairobi to Malindi and Lamu to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Tuesday April 06 2021
By CHARLES LWANGA
Summary
Coast domestic tourism has received a boost after Skyward Express airline announced the reintroduction of four weekly flights to connect Mombasa, Kilifi and Lamu counties.
The flights, which shall resume tomorrow, shall bridge the gap left in the North Coast air transport after the government banned flights from Nairobi to Malindi and Lamu to curb the spread of Covid-19.
Tourism gropes in the dark of losses related to Covid-19
Tuesday February 02 2021
Tourism Cabinet Secretary Najib Balala after announcing renowned British supermodel Naomi Campbell as the Magical Kenya Tourism Ambassador in a move to revive the industry. PHOTO | COURTESY
Summary
Restrictions on travel to combat Covid-19 reduced airline travel, shipping and accelerated cancellations of hotel reservations, leaving no country, large or small, spared.
The tourism sector is not likely to recover anytime soon as the Covid-19 situation worsens in the traditional tourism market of the US, the United Kingdom, and large parts of the European Union including Sweden, France and Germany.
THE STANDARD By
Daniel Wesangula |
January 1st 2021 at 00:00:00 GMT +0300
Zachary Murimi, a Form Four leaver, lifts a job placard along Mombasa Road in Nairobi, on Thursday, October 01 2020 as he pleads with well-wishers to offer him any available job opportunity. [David Njaaga, Standard]
While everyone else was making plans to have a great 2020, a pandemic introduced itself to the world.
First, it announced its presence in the Chinese province of Wuhan before going global, touching every continent, except Antarctica; touching almost every nation and almost every neighbourhood.
The results have been the devastation of the global economy and human relations. While there are people or industries that have remained untouched, millions have been negatively affected by the consequences of a pandemic.