Nairobi 2013: The Perfect Storm makes way for Nairobi 2014: Keep Your Nerve
One of the most important hotel markets in Africa, Nairobi suffered a turbulent 2013. Unsurprisingly, hotel performance across the city fell. However, a detailed analysis of the market paints a more positive picture.
The first few months of the year have been challenging for hoteliers with RevPAR down significantly. The recent increase in bombings has also led some tour operators to repatriate their guests and cancel all flights until October. What is needed is a period of calm to foster stronger confidence in the security in the country. Whilst it is easy to criticise over-reaction to events and sensationalist journalism, no-one will travel to a...
The first few months of the year have been challenging for hoteliers with RevPAR down
significantly.
The recent increase in bombings has also led some tour operators to
repatriate their guests and cancel all flights until October. What is needed is a period of
calm to foster stronger confidence in the security in the country. Whilst it is easy to criticise
over-reaction to events and sensationalist journalism, no-one will travel to a country or city
in which they feel unsafe. Many of the recent events in Nairobi have centred around the
Eastleigh area of the city; an area few tourists would visit. Yet at first glance the media
reports suggest the whole of Nairobi is off limits. Of course, all visitors must take sensible
precautions and heed advice from government and security sources, but now is a time for
all parties to hold their nerve and continue to support the somewhat beleaguered Nairobi
hotel industry.
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