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Boost for tourism as 1,000 Italian tourists come calling

The MV Albatros cruise ship sails along the Kilindini Habour November 03, 2019. [Gideon Maundu, Standard]

The tourism sector at the Coast got a major boost at the weekend, receiving close to 1,000 Italian tourists ahead of the festive season.

The first batch of 250 tourists landed at the Moi International Airport on Saturday aboard the re-branded Air Italy that will now operate four weekly flights into Kenya from next month.

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