Over 65 of Kenya’s leading hotels, resorts, lodges, airlines and tour operators congregated at Sarit Centre in this years Holidays & tourism Expo. Hotels present mostly included Kenyan ones but some as far as Zanzibar came to showcase at the expo.
Participating exhibitors ranged from Maiyan Holdings, Serena, Sarova, Silver Palm, PrideInn, Bamburi Beach, Turtle Bay, The One Watamu, Jacaranda, Jambo Jet and many more.
Considered Kenya’s Premier Consumer Tourism Fair, the expo happened just weeks to World Travel Market Africa that is set to happen at Cape Town, South Africa from 10th – 12th April.
The Expo provided an excellent platform for hoteliers to position their brand and products at the forefront of their target audiences mind and establish or consolidate their place within the industry.
Promoting Domestic Tourism
The four-day event which kicked off on 27th March 2019 aimed at promoting domestic tourism. With an aim to generate sales leads over the Easter period, local hotels were offering lucrative deals for the locals. Airlines were not left behind as they discussed group and charter rates, travel plans and holidays plans with attendees.
Other brands took the opportunity to capitalize the expo by raising their brand awareness. A look around and many attendees realized how many hotels were unknown yet by the looks of it were at par with the big brands in terms of service delivery and aesthetic.
Realtime Feedback
Hotels and airlines got to receive instant feedback from returning customers. This presented an opportunity to develop and maintain relationship with clientele from different fields.
Read about the Kenyan Hotels nominated in this year’s World Travel Awards HERE
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