CHEAPER FLIGHTS TO KENYA FROM EUROPE

British airlines mainly Virgin Atlantic and British airways have announced a reduction in their rates for flights to Kenya. This announcement followed major discounts by top tour operators during the new year season. So it might be your chance to engage in that safari that you have always dreamed of. At Clicksafaris, we welcome and congratulate the airlines for this important move as it is a way of opening up the market and creating opportunities to many stakeholders.

We also hope that other airlines will follow suit. The African tourism market holds a tremendous potential and it is true that it has not boasted of having the best airline connections, flight rates have neither been the best as compared to other destinations like the Caribbean. We should not forget that besides the national parks and reserves, Kenya has world class beaches and offers a variety that few countries in the world can boast to have. It is a unique destination where you can enjoy a safari in it’s finest just a few hours drive, away from your beach hotel.

Kenya offers such an unimaginable combination of possibilities that none other market can. A good example is the meetings and conventions segment. With the reduction of airfares, a lot of business might be on the way as hosting meetings and conventions in Kenya is a very attractive option. The wide range of retreats and venues in Kenya make it ideal for business meetings. On another note, the unique concoction of combining meetings and some days out in the Savannah on safari is priceless, but it is the history that backs Kenya and it’s service industry that has served thousands and has helped many families thrive even at hard moments, that deserves a helping hand by the airlines.

We would like to see direct flights from Europe, especially from Spain and Portugal with possible reduction in flight duration and cost as well. There is a great potential everywhere and everything is possible if the Kenyan government could reach an agreement with the major airlines just like the move with Delta airlines. Most visitors from Spain and Portugal have to connect in other European countries before heading to Kenya, that translates to extra costs and also longer flights, in other cases, visitors have had to go through the Emirates and Doha having to endure as long as 16hrs of flight including connection time. This has obviously played a huge role in decision making when it came to choosing Kenya as a preferred holiday destination, but many still want to visit the vast national parks and it’s beaches, it is in the mouths of all, so there is ready business, airlines just have to come up with attractive price packages for various segment to attract more customers. It is time companies realized, this is a real potential