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- Expert tips tourism and hospitality sector investors to ‘go digital’ in an increasingly competitive industry.
- Survey shows hotels are getting better rates by partnering with experienced complementary service providers.
- What’s more, allowing customers to tailor their own holiday packages rakes in more revenue.
The tourism and hospitality industry in Africa has evolved over the past decade to match with changes in the business. Increasingly, hotels are now looking to reclaim their relationship with guests, and new ways of accommodation such as home sharing are becoming more and more popular.
“Another trend on the horizon is direct booking instead of using of agents,” reveals a report titled ‘New trends in the tourism and hospitality industry 2025.’ In the report, Senior McKinsey Researcher, Caroline Tufft points out that; “hotels are looking to get closer to their customers as well as to cut down on intermediary booking fees and so hotels are encouraging …
Kenya has bagged three green investment deals at the recently concluded Africa Climate Summit. The sustainable trade investment deals will see the East African nation partner with Sweden, South Africa and Hong Kong to enhance food security and air travel in the country. The parties involved announced the three deals during a sideline event of the 2023 Africa climate summit in Nairobi.…
- In Kenya, the airline is projected to register 19% more seats than in 2022.
- The expected growth is attributed to increased business travel post the August 2022 general elections.
- New Regional General Manager exhibits confidence in Nairobi’s ability to support Air France-KLM operations by providing a stable and developing business climate and regional connectivity.
Air France KLM Group is keen to solidify its position in the East African market and meet the fast- changing consumer needs, as it embarks on its 2023 growth plan.
This comes after a challenging Covid-19 pandemic season that saw air travel falling sharply prompting airlines to cut capacity.
The new Air France – KLM General Manager, East and Southern Africa, Nigeria, and Ghana, based in Nairobi Marius van der Ham said: “For 2023, we aim to capitalize on the gains made in 2022 to further solidify our position in the East Africa market. This …