SKAL International Congress 2015 – Mombasa is busy getting ready for your visit

SKAL KENYA LAUNCHES INTERNATIONAL CONGRESS 2015 WEBSITE

(Posted 21st February 2015)

In just a short eight months will the first ever Skal International Congress be in full swing, held ‘On The Beach’ north of the port city of Mombasa. The headquarter hotel, the Sarova Whitesands Resort & Spa – the largest resort on the North Coast – will host the Executive Committee of Skal and those early birds who manage to book themselves into it, now that cost details are available on the recently launched congress website http://www.skalkenyacongress2015.travel/

National airline Kenya Airways has offered all congress participants, not just delegates or Skal members as is often the case, AD 75 rebated tickets from across their entire network, which reaches Europe, the Middle East, India, Thailand and China, with more destinations being launched between now and the congress. Qatar Airways meanwhile has offered a 25 percent rebate on most of their fare categories from across their global network and flies double daily from Doha to Nairobi. Passengers destined for Mombasa can take advantage of the AD 75 fares on Kenya Airways or else book their tickets to the coast on any of the other airlines flying on the route, which includes KQ’s low cost subsidiary Jambojet.

The organizing committee, led by Skal Past International President Tony Clegg-Butt, has launched a range of pre and post congress tours into Kenya’s famous game parks while stressing that the cost to participate has not been so low in many many years, with 5 night packages starting as low as US Dollars 1.272 per person in a twin room, or US Dollars 1.375 per person in a single room, using such reputable resorts as the Severin Sea Lodge, the Travellers Beach and the Bahari Beach among others. Superior accommodation packages, where conference participants can stay in such 5 star hotels like the Whitesands itself or the Mombasa Serena Resort & Spa, cost only US Dollars 1.520 per person in a twin room or US Dollars 1.703 per person in a single room respectively, substantially lower compared to the cost of attending more recent congresses elsewhere.

Combined with the AD 75 offer by Kenya Airways and the rebate on the table from Qatar Airways will the overall cost of attending, air fare included, be at an unprecedented low but without any compromise on the level of services attendees can expect to get in their host hotels. All hotels and the congress venue will enjoy Free WiFi coverage, adding yet more value to the package.

More information can also be accessed by regular visits to the Facebook Page of the Mombasa Congress, which is just a click away: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Skal-76th-World-Congress-Mombasa-Kenya-2015/993865123964185

Travel to Kenya, contrary to published anti-travel advisories put in place under an altogether different agenda by some Western countries, is generally considered safe and unproblematic for visitors. This correspondent is a frequent visitor to Kenya and can from own experience vouch that SKAL members signing up for the ‘Congress on the Beach’ will be having one of the best experiences of attending an international congress.

Visa for most nationalities are available on arrival either in Mombasa by those arriving on direct flights or else in Nairobi, where, when coming in on international flights passengers have to clear immigration and customs. At both airports will meet and greet teams from Skal Kenya be on site to assist delegates and congress participants.