{"id":13617,"date":"2020-08-30T19:16:12","date_gmt":"2020-08-30T19:16:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/kenya\/?p=13617"},"modified":"2020-08-30T19:16:12","modified_gmt":"2020-08-30T19:16:12","slug":"tourism-dips-amid-kenya-dar-row","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/kenya\/economy\/tourism-dips-amid-kenya-dar-row","title":{"rendered":"Tourism dips amid Kenya, Dar row"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Author:\u00a0Philip Mwakio\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\n<strong>AfricaPress-Kenya:<\/strong> Investors in the tourism industry have said the ongoing tension between Kenya and Tanzania is damaging to the sector\u2019s growth.<\/p>\n<p>Kenya Tourism Federation Chairman Mohamed Hersi said the friction that seems to be escalating is unfortunate, particularly at a time when the world is facing the coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0\u201cIt is quite unnecessary.<\/p>\n<p>This friction and misunderstanding needs to be solved once and for all to enable the friendly states to get back to normal,\u201d he said.\u00a0Mr Hersi, who is also the director of operations at Pollmans Tours and Safaris, said there was little that the two countries are fighting over, considering that the region attracts far less tourists than other global destinations.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAfrica combined accounts for a paltry five per cent and half of all the international arrivals into the continent go to North Africa, largely due to proximity to key source market in Europe. The remainder goes to the rest of Africa,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Huge potential<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>There is need to embrace intra-Africa travel, he said, which has a lot of potential hence the need for African states to work closely with each other.\u00a0Tourism Professional Association Chairman Paul Kurgat said there is need to engage in urgent talks to break the stalemate over airspace access.<\/p>\n<ul class=\"list-group readmore my-3\">\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\"><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tanzania slammed the door on Kenya Airways flights into its territories early this month\u00a0in a move seen as retaliatory following Kenya\u2019s decision to leave out its neighbour\u2019s airlines from flying into the country.<\/p>\n<p>It was followed by another ban by Tanzania\u2019s authorities on low-cost carriers Fly 540, Air Kenya and Safari Link last week.<\/p>\n<p>Mr Kurgat said that while the world airspace is slowly opening up with flight resumptions, it was disheartening to see Kenya and Tanzania\u00a0deny each other the essential service.\u00a0\u201cBusinesses are hurting big time. We urge President Uhuru Kenyatta and his Tanzanian counterpart John Magufuli to end the stalemate and ensure normalcy returns,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Author:\u00a0Philip Mwakio\u00a0 AfricaPress-Kenya: Investors in the tourism industry have said the ongoing tension between Kenya and Tanzania is damaging to the sector\u2019s growth. Kenya Tourism Federation Chairman Mohamed Hersi said the friction that seems to be escalating is unfortunate, particularly at a time when the world is facing the coronavirus pandemic.\u00a0\u201cIt is quite unnecessary. 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