DUBAI: Dubai investor have advised Kenya to offer innovative tourism packages targetting the Muslim population in United Arab Emirates keen on visiting tourist attraction sites. Muhamad Ali Kamali, deputy chief executive of Dubai Exports, said the agency can offer support to local investors in the tourism sector to develop products suited for customers from Islamic countries.
He said packages that include Halal tourism options would be well received in the UAE. Kamali said the agency will support Kenyan businesses in identifying and meeting prospective buyers in Dubai. He spoke yesterday during the opening of a trade mission from United Arab Emirates.
Kenya imports electronics, machinery, motor vehicles and plastics from UAE, according to data from the Export Promotion Council. It exports fresh produce, cut flowers, nuts, coffee and black tea to the Middle East nation. “Kenya will campaign for higher volumes of flower exports and tourism,” said International Trade Cabinet secretary Amina Mohamed.
According to data from the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics, Kenya’s exports to the UAE stood at Sh1.74 billion in June 2015 from Sh752 million in June 2014. Imports from UAE rose to Sh8.7 billion in June from Sh5.7 billion over the same period last year 2014.
