A new Coast Tourism circuit in partnership with the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife has been launched.

The initiative intends to create a robust National,County governments and private sector strategy to increase the number of tourists.

It will involve rigorous marketing of available destinations both locally and internationally, besides creating more appealing packages.

During the launch CS Tourism and Wildlife Rebecca Miano said the move will involve rigorous marketing and resources mobilisation by all stakeholders

"We want to be more organized,we are going to address issues and come up with a unified work plan,"said CS Miano.

She said the country had been hard hit by COVID 19 leading to low numbers of visitors.

The CS said the industry has since recovered and the ministry is targeting 2.5 m visitors in 2024.

The target is to reach 3 million by 2026 and 5 million by the year 2027.

"Tourism is the biggest earner of foreign currency,we want to train our youths to become goodwill ambassadors,their innovation and creativity will drive the industry growth,"said the CS.

The CS later paid a courtesy call to Mombasa Governor Abdullswamad Shariff Nassir

CS Miano said the partnership with Mombasa was very crucial as the county was a top tourism destination.

"We look forward to having a robust interaction and have results through an increase in the number of tourists,"said Miano.

The Governor said the county intends to put up more development at Mama Ngina park and urged the national government to revert it to county management.

He said the new partnership will increase the number of tourists visiting Mombasa as a top destination.

He said the newly launched circuit will bring together teams from different counties to come up with a unified strategy.