Maasai Mara National Reserve. [Photo/TravelBlog.org] Tourism industry in Kenya has received a major boost.
This is after Maasai Mara National Reserve was named the Africa’s leading national park at the World Travel Awards 2017 in Kigali, Rwanda, on Tuesday evening. The reserve and two lodges; Sarova Mara Game Camp and Fairmont Mount Kenya Safari Club in Olare Orok conservancy were voted as Africa’s best during awards event. Speaking on the win, Narok governor, Samuel Tunai, said the award is indeed a boost to the country's tourism industry. He further noted the achievement came after the county government rolled out new regulations for the efficient management of the reserve to attract high-end tourists. “When we inherited this resource from the now defunct Narok and Transmara County councils, it had a lot of challenges such as mismanagement, mushrooming of lodges, poor infrastructure, tax evasion and poaching, which for the last five years we have reversed,” Daily Nation quoted Tunai, Friday. “It is good news for the tourism sector in Narok. My county government will continue to conserve the reserve to help woo more holidaymakers from around the world,” he added. The ceremony was attended by travel and tourism players from across the world.