The conference venues in Nairobi are unrivaled to any other kind in the East African region. Nairobi city has grown to a world-class MICE destination hosting some of the highly profiled meetings and conferences across the globe. Kenyatta International Conference Centre (KICC) has been a key milestone in facilitating any successful conferences both in Nairobi and for Kenya as well.  It’s no secret that most of the conference facilities in Nairobi are top-notch which can be attributed to the entry of international chain of hotels to the Kenyan Market. This, therefore, provides a mix of competing bids that can be tailored to your needs as a customer or an event organizer.

About Nairobi

Conference tourism  has a higher financial impact, since the travelers spend more time compared to other types of tourism. Conference tourism also known as M.I.C.E( meetings, incentives, conferences and exhibitions), is the fastest growing segment of the modern tourism sector. Often in conference tourism, the traveler’s expenses are paid by their organizations, leaving them with substantial disposable incomes to spend.

Nairobi is known as the safari capital of Africa, however, the city has still managed to keep up with modernization. Nairobi has been able to host quite a high number of international conferences over the past few years. This can be attributed to its top notch conference facilities,  better infrastructure, security and the fact that its Kenya’s capital city. Unlike other cities, Nairobi is surrounded by 113km² (70 mi²) of plains, cliffs, and forest that makes up the city’s Nairobi National Park. The city is filled with many things to do during the day and the night. Tourists can have their pick from numerous safaris (wildlife, cultural, sport, adventure, scenic and specialist), ecotourism tours, restaurants, culture, shopping, and entertainment. While in Nairobi, tourists can also engage in numerous sports from golf, rugby, athletics, polo, horse-racing, cricket and football (soccer).

Regular flights to Nairobi are operated by Kenya Airways, Ethiopian airlines, Etihad airways, Air Mauritius, China Southern airlines, Saudi airlines, South African airways, KLM, British Airways, Rwanda, Air Arabia, Turkish Airlines, Emirates, Egypt Air, Qatar Airways, Lufthansa and Swiss. Fly540, Jambo Jet, Kenya Airways is the national airline and travels throughout Europe, Africa and the Asia-Pacific region. Nairobi’s main airport is JKIA Jomo Kenyatta International Airport (IATA: NBO), which is 15km (9 mi) south-east from the center of the city.

The uniqueness of the conference venues in Nairobi combined with its safari allures therefore make Nairobi a perfect destination in Africa for business tourism as well as wildlife tourism.