KQ is feeling this pinch

Too sad but this was agrravated by the clashes in Lamu which had nothing to do with Alshabab but local politics of hate. MOMBASA was headed to become a Dubai in its own way. The idea of Marinas apartments had picked. English point had doubled in sales value from 25m for a 3bed to 45m but prices came crashing. Dubai is such an attractive property and travel markets because its cosmopolitan. Some thick pple thought b

Unfortunately security today is just not enough. Mombasa does not excite tourists, it does not keep one fully occupied and entertained. The product is tired and boring, it does not cater for a young clientele.

The main market for the coast is Europe and the euro is taking a beating kenya too is extremely expensive and the beach destinations we compete with are much cheaper and more vibrant and family friendly. With shopping plazas malls piazzas cleanliness and systems that work

If you say Kenyan hoteliers and tour operators are to blame because of thew rates look at the expenses of licences all over a windscreen, the business permits the fuel levy labour costs, cost of park fees and worst of all electricity costs.

Add on pilferage and theft and you know why kenya is expensive.

Then our reputation as a sleazy sex tourism destination for pensioners looking for a good time is the reason Kenyan tourism still exists on the coast. We call it true love when u see an 80 yu old mama with dentures and pleanty of excess skin is kissing a Kenyan kijana no older than 30 ripped and tight muscles. He is in love with her euros truly.

As that generation dies out Kenyan coast tourism will too especially now with the carrier competition from the rent a dread or rent a rastas.

Well in @Murchr so true...funny how wazuans always have the appropriate answers.

The type(s) of entertainment offered at the coast has been overtaken by times and events. Those old mzungus who flock there during winter are in their sunset years. Asians travel very much and they are big spenders, ask Obama I guess numbers never lie... The industry needs to change with the times.

And yes, WestAfricans travel, but have we tried to sell the country to them as a destination? I dont think so

Mombasa had every chance to stop their reliance on foreign visitors, and exploit the local crowd.

however, come every major holiday, the greedy hyenas called beach hotels start charging supplements: Easter, Christmas, blah blah. While the mzungu stays for $20 a night.

Let them die, they deserve it!

And it should if the pricing is way out of line. That said, there are people with the 60mn. And more. Anyway, it is cheaper for me to rent a room when I need one a few days a year!

Despite all the hard times, I had a hotel quote me exactly double their normal rate for an Easter booking. I asked why, and they said Easter ni Easter. Dumbness!

RIP Coast hotel industry: a case study in stupidity and lack of business sense.

This narrative from coast people that Oh watu wa bara wanatunyanyasa, Oh MRC, or Majimbo, oh this, mara that, simply has to end. They now have their own counties and must work hard to create an enabling environment for investors and job creation. This story of incubating MRC, mara Al Shabab and think they are hurting the Kaffirs. The harsh reality is that it is the coast people that suffer most when tourists stay away and hotels close.

Peace loving coastals (and indeed all Kenyans) must cooperate with security forces to bring peace and security.

The way I see it...

Kenya hits out at Britain's tougher travel warning - http://www.standardmedia...e/?articleID=2000156605 via @StandardKenya