Nairobi’s Tourism Dominance: Connectivity, MICE, Business, Gateway and Urban Attractions, 2018–2025

                @article{CRSIJ26000401,
                  author = {Ogweyo Peter Ogalo},
                  title = {Nairobi’s Tourism Dominance: Connectivity, MICE, Business, Gateway and Urban Attractions, 2018–2025},
                  journal = {Cosmo Research and Science International Journal},
                  year = {2026},
                  volume = {2},
                  number = {2},
                  pages = {542-553},
                  issn = {3108-1584},
                  url = {https://cosmorsij.com/published/CRSIJ26000401.pdf},
                  abstract = {This study looks at how Nairobi stayed the top travel and tourism base in Kenya from 2018 to 2025. It focuses on several drivers, such as links to other countries, meetings and MICE travel, the role of the city as an entry point, and local urban attractions. The work used a review of existing materials. The sources included reports from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, official tourism documents, and published academic studies. The results point to major transport strength. In 2025, Jomo Kenyatta International Airport recorded about 1.72 million international arrivals. For the same year, Moi International Airport recorded about 235,184. These figures support the idea that Nairobi functions as Kenya’s main entry hub. The study also finds a strong meetings scene. Kenya reported 998 international conferences in 2025. Most of these were hosted in Nairobi. This pattern suggests that business travel and MICE tourism matter for the city’s edge. Nairobi’s tourism offer also appears wide and varied. Visitors can find wildlife sites, cultural experiences, heritage places, ecotourism options, food and dining, and entertainment. These features help Nairobi compete well. In the end, the study calls for several actions. It suggests joint destination management, more funding for roads and other key tourism infrastructure, better tourism data collection, and plans that share tourism gains with other counties},
                  keywords = {Nairobi tourism, destination competitiveness, MICE tourism, gateway tourism, international connectivity, urban tourism},
                  month = {September}
        }