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Hoteliers eye conferences to grow numbers

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A traditional dancer entertains tourists from Warsaw city in Poland soon after disembarking from a charter flight at the Moi International Airport, Mombasa. [File, Standard]

At least 10 charter flights are flying to Mombasa, boosting the nascent meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions (MICE) tourism at the Coast region.

On Tuesday, hoteliers in Coast said they have shifted focus to MICE to sustain the numbers of guests expected to drop after the December holidays.

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