Kenya: Revamped Cruise Terminal Boosts Tourist Arrivals At the Coast
Nairobi — The Kenyan coast is benefiting from the newly revamped cruise terminal at the port of Mombasa receiving 3,000 visitors in the last two months.
The cruise terminal has been unused for the past two years.
Speaking after receiving visitors and crew aboard the MV World Odyssey cruise ship at the Port of Mombasa on Thursday, Tourism PS John Ololtuaa said that the development of the terminal was significant with more cruise planners now targeting Kenya within their itineraries.
PS Ololtuaa noted that cruise tourists form a crucial part of the tourism industry owing to their high spend thereby generating additional crucial revenue for the destination.
Source: allAfrica