Hotel charges in Mombasa and Diani have doubled following a sharp rise in domestic tourists headed to the coast for the Christmas holiday season, lifting hoteliers’ fortunes. Most hotels at the coast have recorded full bookings in the period after December 20.
Kenya Tourism Federation chairman Mohamed Hersi said rates rise by between 40 and 50 per cent during the peak festive season. “From December 20 to January 3, 2018, holiday rates jump by 50 per cent due to large numbers of holidaymakers who want to celebrate Christmas and New Year in a sun, sand and sea atmosphere,” he said.
