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Where Kenya's
tourism community meets

The national calendar for Kenya tourism — the Magical Kenya Travel Expo, sector forums, county roadshows, community tourism gatherings, and stakeholder workshops. Free registration for all TRI-affiliated events.

📅 Oct 7–9, 2026

📍 Diani, Kwale County

🎟️ Free for exhibitors

Kenya's premier B2B tourism trade event — connecting Kenyan operators with international buyers, tour wholesalers, and travel media. The largest trade show in East Africa's tourism calendar.

480+

Exhibitors 2025

Countries Represented

8,400

Trade Visitors 2025

2026 Calendar

Upcoming events & forums

All scheduled TRI and partner events for 2026 — filter by type or browse the month-by-month overview.

July

2 events

August

1 event

September

3 events

October

2 events

November

1 event

December

1 event

JUL

Sector Forum 📍 Nairobi · KICC

Tourism Investment & Development Forum 2026

Annual gathering connecting Kenya's tourism investment pipeline with capital — DFIs, private equity, county investment officers, and project sponsors.

240 / 400 registered

JUL

Workshop 📍 Mombasa · Coastal Region

Tourism Data Literacy Workshop — Coastal Operators

Hands-on training for coastal accommodation operators on using TRI's benchmarking tools, TRAM reporting, and market intelligence bulletins.

18 / 40 spots left

AUG

Community Forum 📍 Isiolo · Northern Circuit

Annual Community Conservancy Forum 2026

TRI's annual gathering of community conservancy boards — knowledge exchange, revenue reporting training, and best practice sharing across Kenya's 89 conservancies.

86 / 150 registered

SEP

County Roadshow 📍 Multi-County Tour

County Tourism Competitiveness Roadshow — Phase 1

TRI presents the 2025 County Competitiveness Index findings directly to county governments — eight-county tour covering investment opportunity briefings.

By invitation

SEP

Conference 📍 Nairobi · UN Complex Gigiri

Kenya Tourism Sustainability Summit 2026

Co-hosted with UNWTO INSTO and KWS — destination carrying capacity, carbon intensity reduction strategies, and community benefit-sharing models showcase.

44 / 300 spots left

SEP

Briefing 📍 Virtual · Online

India Market Strategy Briefing — Live Session

Live presentation of TRI's India market intelligence and Tier 2 city marketing programme results, with Q&A for tour operators targeting Indian visitors.

Virtual · Unlimited

OCT

–9

⭐ Flagship · Trade Expo 📍 Diani, Kwale County

Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE) 2026

Kenya's premier B2B trade event — 480+ exhibitors, 62 countries represented, 8,400+ trade visitors expected. The largest tourism trade show in East Africa.

Registration Open

OCT

Trade Mission 📍 London, UK

Kenya Diaspora & Trade Mission — United Kingdom

KTB-led trade mission to Kenya's largest source market — operator-to-operator B2B meetings, diaspora tourism engagement, and UK tour wholesaler briefings.

By invitation

NOV

Investment Day 📍 Isiolo · Northern Circuit

Northern Circuit Investment & Conservation Finance Day

Connecting ESG-mandated capital with the Northern Circuit's eco-lodge development pipeline — site visits, conservancy partnership matching, and finance instrument briefings.

28 / 80 spots left

DEC

Annual Forum 📍 Nairobi · Safari Park Hotel

Kenya Tourism Year-End Sector Review & Outlook 2027

TRI's flagship annual gathering — full-year 2026 performance review, State of Kenya Tourism 2026 launch, and 2027 sector outlook presentation to all stakeholder groups.

Open registration

Recurring Series

TRI's regular event series

Established recurring formats stakeholders can plan around — from annual flagships to monthly virtual briefings.

🎪

Magical Kenya Travel Expo (MKTE)

Annual · October

Kenya's flagship B2B tourism trade event. International buyers, tour wholesalers, and travel media meet Kenya's tourism industry across three days of structured business meetings.

Next edition: Oct 7–9, 2026 · Diani, Kwale

💼

Tourism Investment & Development Forum

Annual · July

Connects Kenya's KES 42B investment pipeline with capital — DFIs, private equity, and project sponsors gather for structured deal sourcing and policy briefings.

Next edition: Jul 14, 2026 · Nairobi

🌍

Community Conservancy Forum

Annual · August

TRI's flagship gathering of community conservancy boards — knowledge exchange, revenue transparency training, and policy recognition advocacy across Kenya's 89 conservancies.

Next edition: Aug 19, 2026 · Isiolo

💻

Market Strategy Briefing Series

Monthly · Virtual

Live online sessions covering individual source market intelligence — booking trends, visitor profiles, and strategic recommendations for operators and county marketing teams.

Next session: India Market — Sep 29, 2026

🌿

Sustainability Summit

Annual · September

Co-hosted with UNWTO INSTO and KWS — destination carrying capacity, carbon reduction strategy, and community benefit-sharing model showcases for the sustainability community.

Next edition: Sep 22, 2026 · Nairobi

🗺️

County Tourism Roadshow

Bi-annual · Multi-County

TRI presents the County Competitiveness Index findings directly to county governments — multi-stop tour with investment opportunity briefings for each county.

Next phase: Sep 9, 2026 · 8 counties

Webinars & Virtual

Online sessions & recordings

Join live or watch recordings of TRI's virtual briefings, training sessions, and data walkthroughs — free for all registered stakeholders.

🎙️

India Market Strategy Briefing — Live Session

Upcoming · Sep 29, 2026 · 2:00 PM EAT · 60 minutes

📊

TRAM Monthly Reporting Training — New Operators

Upcoming · Aug 12, 2026 · 10:00 AM EAT · 45 minutes

🎥

2026 Demand Forecast Methodology Walkthrough

Recorded · May 4, 2026 · 52 minutes · 1,240 views

🎥

Open Data API Developer Onboarding Session

Recorded · April 16, 2026 · 38 minutes · 860 views

🎥

Sustainability Self-Assessment Tool Walkthrough

Recorded · March 22, 2026 · 41 minutes · 2,080 views

🎥

County Performance Dashboard Training — Government Users

Recorded · February 18, 2026 · 35 minutes · 410 views

Event Recaps

Past events & highlights

Recaps, photos, and key outcomes from TRI's recent events — including data presented and follow-up resources.

Magical Kenya Travel Expo 2025 — Record Year

480+ exhibitors 8,400 visitors

View Recap & Photos →

Tourism Investment Forum 2025 — KES 6.2B in Deals Initiated

380 attendees 14 deals matched

View Recap & Outcomes →

Sustainability Summit 2025 — INSTO Recognition Awarded

290 attendees 12 destinations awarded

View Recap & Awards →

Community Conservancy Forum 2025 — Isiolo

142 attendees 81 conservancies

View Recap & Resources →

Year-End Sector Review 2025 — Record Year Confirmed

620 attendees 7.7M arrivals announced

View Recap & Presentation →

Kenya Trade Mission — United Kingdom 2025

34 operators 180 B2B meetings

View Recap & Outcomes →

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Approved events appear on the national calendar and are included in the monthly stakeholder digest email.

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