Kenya has scooped the World’s Leading Safari Destination Award at the 20th World Travel Awards (WTA) grand finale in Doha, Qatar.The Kenya Tourism Board(KTB) disclosed on Monday that the country received the most votes from travel agents worldwide at the auspicious ceremony held on 30th November 2013 to beat other competing destinations.
The award comes barely a month after the country’s tourism marketing agency Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) was voted Africa’s leading Tourism Board in Africa by WTA during the Africa chapter held in Nairobi in October.
KTB Managing Director Muriithi Ndegwa termed the award an endorsement of Kenya as a home to authentic safari.
Unique attractions such as the annual wildebeest migration are one of the most memorable Kenya safari experiences that have continued to put the East African nation on the map.