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Boost for tourism as 500 tour operators gather in Malindi

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Kilifi Governor Gideon Mung'aro (right), Essence of Africa Founder's Jacqui Reynolds, Experience Africa President and MD Nigel Vere Nicoll and CEO Chris Mears during the opening of Essence of Africa tourism conference in Malindi, on October 6, 2025. [Nehemiah Okwembah, Standard].

More than 500 tour operators and agents from 39 countries across the world are attending a three-day conference in Malindi, Kilifi County, in efforts to boost the tourism sector currently in the low season.

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