Kenya loses out to Rwanda on conference hosting

Participants network at break time during a conference at Kigali Convention Center. Kenyan hospitality industry is losing out millions of shillings annually to Rwanda. PHOTO | CYRIL NDEGEYA | NMG

The Kenyan hospitality industry is losing out millions of shillings annually to its Rwandan counterpart as the international community shifts focus on conference hosting to the neighbouring country.

Failure by local hotels to adopt sustainable tourism policies and failure by the government to incentivise and market the country as a meetings destination are the major reasons behind the shift, investors were told on Tuesday.