The growing numbers of domestic visitors are attributed to improved infrastructure connectivity, including the Madaraka Express SGR train service between Mombasa and Nairobi. The domestic tourism comprise 60 to 70 per cent of the guests. In an interview on Sunday, the hotelier said seven flights arrived at the Ukunda airstrip ferrying in domestic tourists to usher in the new year. "We also have international guests camping at the hotel, domestic tourists at the hotel form about 70 percent. Our establishment is supported by domestic tourists,” Mr Sathe said during an interview with the Nation.

Source: Daily Nation December 31, 2018 11:03 UTC