This archive report was first published on 24 December 2021.
Published on December 24, 2021, a report by Nyakundi Report indicates that tourism and hospitality players in Kenya's coastal region are optimistic about reaching a 95% occupancy rate during the Christmas holiday season.
This is a significant improvement compared to the same period last year, with industry players attributing the growth to the domestic market, which has been buoyed by the closure of schools.
Hasnain Noorani, Managing Director of PrideInn Group of Hotels, believes that the hotel occupation rate across the coastal region will increase to 100% over the Christmas weekend and New Year's Eve.
Noorani credits the prevailing political stability and the relaxation of COVID-19 measures for attracting mainland tourists to experience the Christmas atmosphere at the coast.
However, the emergence of the Omicron variant has raised concerns that the tourism and hospitality industry may be affected in the early part of next year.
