My home country, Kenya has for the sixth time in a row been voted as the ‘World’s leading safari destination’ by the World Travel Awards held on 27 November 2020 in Moscow, Russia. They overcame fierce competition from other African safari destinations such as Botswana, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania, Uganda, Zambia, and Zimbabwe.
The results follow a year-long search for the world’s top travel, tourism and hospitality brands. Votes were cast by travel industry professionals and the public, with the nominee gaining the most votes in a category named as the winner.
Not only did Kenya take home the prize for ‘World’s leading safari destination’ for the sixth consecutive year, but in addition to this, the country scooped top continental awards in the inaugural Africa Winners Day, at the World Travel Awards including being named Africa’s Leading Tourist Destination. Nairobi was voted as Africa’s Leading Business Travel Destination, while KTB prevailed as Africa’s Leading Tourism Board.
Kenya also scooped the award for Africa’s Best Golfing Destination during the 7th Annual World Golf Awards held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
Check out the full list of winners; https://www.worldtravelawards.com/winners/2020/africa
