KENYA HOSPITALITY TRADE FAIR LAUNCHES NEW PAYMENT PLATFORM
(Posted 31st January 2014)
The organizers of the 2nd Kenya Hospitality Trade Fair and the Hotel Summit East Africa, which will both run concurrently from 14th to 16th of May this year, have yesterday signed a deal with 3G Direct Pay to facilitate easy payments for trade show stand bookings by exhibitors and for participants to pay their fees for the Hotel Summit.
This year the trade show will be launched with the theme: ‘Redefining the Hospitality Industry in East & Central Africa’, will once again be held at the Kenyatta International Convention Centre in the heart of Nairobi and has again partnered with the East African Economic Chamber of Commerce. The Hotel Summit East Africa, which will take place at KICC too, has chosen the theme: ‘Moving Forward With Confidence’ and focus this year on such key issues as regional integration, Financing of Hospitality Projects, Technology, Human Resources and Capacity Building, among other agenda items and leading key note speakers have already been signed up, due to be announced in due course.
3G Direct Pay provides payment solution services to hundreds of travel related businesses in Eastern, Central and Southern Africa, focusing on Kenya, Zambia, Tanzania, Uganda, Rwanda and Zanzibar, and accepts all major credit cards, mobile money and e-wallets. The payment provider will be participating as Online Payment Partner offering an open credit card processing platform for exhibitors and delegates. 3G Direct Pay leads the African travel market where hundreds of travel businesses and millions of end customers can shop, pay, sell and get paid at real-time.
In a related development it was also learned that the Nairobi Governor Dr. Evans Kidero, has endorsed the two events and announced that Nairobi will be the ‘Official City Host Partner’ for the trade fair and the symposium.
For more information about the event visit www.kenyahospitalitytradefair.com or check out the organizers ‘Slujan Events’ at www.slujan-events.com
