Tented camps in the Mara are expected to host tourists from the United Kingdom, the US, Australia and Canada.
International tourist bookings for tented camps and lodges in the Maasai Mara Game Reserve are expected to increase next month because of the wildebeest migration spectacle.
Heritage Hotels chief executive officer Mohamed Hersi said tourist bookings for both Mara Intrepids camp and Mara Explorer camp are expected to surge to 60 per cent in July up from 40 per cent last month.
“We expect our tourist establishments in the Mara to be busy as from next month as wildlife lovers will come to watch the wildebeest migration and the Big Five,” he said.
He said the tented camps in the Mara are expected to host tourists from the United Kingdom, the US, Australia and Canada.
“From mid-July we expect bookings for our Mara camps to stand at 60 per cent and by September at 80 per cent,” he said.
Ashnil Hotels sales and marketing manager Paul Kurgat said tourist bookings for Ashnil Mara camp are expected to increase from the current 50 per cent to 70 per cent in mid-July, driven by the European market.
“We hope the authorities will intensify security in the Mara to secure local and international tourists coming here for game drives,” he added.
The Kenya Association of Tour Operators Coast branch chairperson Monika Solanki said a German holiday airliner Condor is expected to increase flights to Mombasa next month. Ms Solanki noted that Condor would increase flights from Germany to Mombasa from two to three a week in July.
In Mombasa, the Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers and Caterers Coast branch executive officer Sam Ikwaye said hotels were depending on conferencing to stay afloat.
“Hotels in Mombasa have very few international guests due to travel advisories which were issued by Western countries last month,” he said.
