Tourism in Kenya down 44%
Kenya, with its pristine white beaches and game parks teeming with wild animals, has been kind of a ghost town this winter. The post-election violence that killed more than 1,200 people and displaced 250,000 has left a huge dent on the billion-dollar tourist industry there.
Many countries advised their citizens to stay away from Kenya after the riots triggered by the December 27 election. According to Reuters, 99,602 holiday makers visited Kenya in January 2007. In January 2008, the number dropped to 55,906. The Kenya Tourist Board said the impact from the political unrest had been worse than after bombings in 1998 and 2002 that were blamed on al-Qaeda.
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Mar 22nd 2008 @ 9:49PM
sitruc said...
"Many countries advised their citizens to stay away from Kenya after the riots triggered by the December 27 election."
That list of countries includes the US...
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Mar 23rd 2008 @ 10:27AM
ryrota said...
We called a resort in Mombasa just a few days ago to book a school holiday and they were so happy we called you'd think they won a lottery or something :)
They said business was pretty much non-existent since January which is good for us because they are giving us discounts like crazy...where else can you scuba dive for $20?
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