Kenya Hotel & Restaurant Guide 2019

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Kenya Association of Hotelkeepers & Caterers WHO WE ARE

1. Advocacy

Founded in 1944, KAHC is the principal umbrella organisation bringing together hotels, lodges, camps, restaurants, membership clubs and prominent airline caterers whose common theme is to render services in the hospitality industry.

The Association aims to create a conducive business environment for players in the hospitality industry by influencing decisions within institutions and economic systems.

OUR VISION Making Kenyan hospitality ‘globally competitive and viable’ for the stakeholders, who include guests, shareholders, employees, local communities, suppliers and the government.

OUR MEMBERSHIP The Association enjoys a huge membership of mostly star-rated hotels, restaurants, caterers, lodges, tented camps, residential cottages and casinos.

WHAT WE DO The core service that the Association renders to its members includes:

2. Industrial relations The Association promotes and protects harmonious industrial relations, achieved through Collective Bargaining Agreements (CBAs) that are negotiated and signed with the union in the trade.

3. Representation The Association is the principal voice for hotels and restaurants to the government and other agencies on matters of regulations, licensing and policy. This role is fulfilled through representation and contribution to various bodies including Kenya Tourism Board, Kenya Tourism Federation and Tourism Fund, among others.

4. Marketing The Association promotes and showcases its members’ products and services through the Hotel & Restaurant Guide and collaborates with the

Kenya Tourism Board by participating in various tourism trade shows and exhibitions.

5. Training The Association coordinates with the Kenya Utalii College, as well as other training institutions, on training and development programmes.

6. Information exchange The Association acts as the principal information exchange network for members and the industry by maintaining an industry databank and regular communication with members on issues such as government policies on tax and pricing, in addition to licensing and classification for hotels and restaurants, among many others.

7. A common bond Membership to our association gives individual hotels or hotel groups an invaluable stamp of recognition and of belonging to an important and reputable organisation in the hospitality fraternity. It affords them a forum to air their views, discuss common problems and present a united front as the most fundamental sub-sector of the tourism industry.

CONTACT US hh Nairobi Head Office

PO Box 9977-00100, Nairobi Tel: +254 775 448 306 or +254 789 201 197 Email: info@kahc.co.ke hh Mombasa Office

PO Box 8337, Mombasa Tel: +254 722 942 054 Email: infocoast@kahc.co.ke

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