Tour industry asks State for bailout amid travel ban

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The Standard | by Frankline Sunday


Tour operators are asking the State to offer financial bailouts and lift restrictions for inter-county travel to save the tourism industry from collapse.

In a statement on Thursday, the Kenya Association of Travel Agents (Kata) said new restrictions announced last month dealt a major blow to the sector, which was just recovering.

“The government’s new Covid-19 restrictions announced on March 26, including suspension of domestic air services, an extended night curfew and lockdown of five counties dealt a major blow to the industry…

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