Published on : Thursday, May 31, 2018
Mombasa will be hosting the first-ever Congress in Kenya from October 17-21. The Congress is the world’s most important event concerning the tourism sector.
Members will have the opportunity to meet with experts who will offer insights into trends and emerging technologies in the travel and tourism sector.
Skal is a global professional organization of tourism leaders, promoting global tourism and friendship. It has 14,000 memberships from 80 countries and a majority are expected to attend the Congress.
This will be one of the largest conferences in the region with tight security.
Skal International President said, “When we as the global community look at terrorism globally, give up, turn down and say ‘okay, we don’t do anything’, they (terrorist) will win.
The only way we will fight this type of phenomenon is not to let it disturb our daily lives.
And if we as professionals say we are not coming here because of security issues, then who will come here? So we have to be the one coming first and hold our heads up and say this is a place we want to be and you should you be.”
He said: “We are secure and safe. The choice of Mombasa is timely and changes the conversation. The narrative of insecurity is not real. In fact, you are safer in Mombasa than any city in the world.”