MKTE is Kenya's year-round tourism trade marketplace. Find verified buyers and exhibitors, schedule meetings, and track deals — every week of the year, not just three days in October.
Who is MKTE for?
One platform for every player in the trade — buyers, suppliers, sponsors, media, and institutional partners.
Source verified Kenyan tourism suppliers and book meetings before you arrive. Hosted Buyers receive complimentary registration, accommodation, and a curated programme.
Build your company profile, get matched with qualified international buyers, and track every lead from first meeting to signed deal — year-round.
Reach 6,500+ decision-makers across the Kenya tourism trade. Host branded meeting lounges and measure your impact through the Sponsor Dashboard.
Apply for press accreditation, access market intelligence for story angles, and request interviews with exhibitors and industry leaders directly through the platform.
KTB institutional partners receive fast-tracked verification, priority Marketplace placement, and access to shared trade intelligence across the ecosystem.
Marketplace Preview
Kenya's leading hotel collection with 12 properties across prime wildlife and beach destinations. Specialising in MICE, leisure, and group travel.
Africa's original luxury safari operator with 60 years of Kenya expertise. Tailored private journeys across all major ecosystems, from Amboseli to Laikipia.
Award-winning conservation lodges partnering with Maasai communities. Carbon-neutral operations, wildlife research partnerships, and authentic cultural immersion.
Specialists in Great Migration packages with 18 camps and lodges in Masai Mara. Premier wilderness experiences for high-end European and American tour operators.
East Africa's largest purpose-built convention facility. 12,000 sqm of flexible event space, 18 breakout rooms, and dedicated event management services for 200–8,000 delegates.
Exclusive conservancy lodges on 50,000 acres of private wildlife habitat. Offering behind-the-scenes conservation experiences for specialist wildlife and photography operators.
Meeting Engine
Pre-schedule your meetings on the platform. By the time you walk into Uhuru Gardens, your three days are already filling up with warm introductions — not cold stands.
Annual Expo
Opportunity Board
European luxury operator seeking 4 to 5 star boutique properties along the Kenya coast for a new premium FIT product. Minimum 8 rooms, direct beach access required. Volume: 40–60 room nights per month.
State-of-the-art convention centre offering flexible MICE packages for international conferences and incentive groups. Full AV, catering, accommodation block, and transfer coordination available.
Growing Gulf-based operator seeking lodges and camps offering halal-friendly dining, private villa options, and wildlife experiences suitable for family and corporate groups from UAE, Saudi Arabia, and Qatar.
An alliance of six Kenyan conservancy lodges is seeking established European and North American tour operators to distribute their combined product across the Mara, Amboseli, and Laikipia ecosystems.
Platform outcomes
Numbers from verified meeting and deal logs across the platform. Updated in real time.
We met Sarova Hotels at MKTE in October, had three virtual follow-ups through the platform, and signed a 3-year preferred-supplier agreement by February. The pipeline tracker made it easy to see where every conversation stood.
The Opportunity Board is genuinely different from what we've seen at other trade shows. We posted a sourcing need in March and had 11 responses by the end of the week — all with verified profiles and meeting histories. That kind of qualified inbound just doesn't happen at a physical expo.
Our ROI report showed 8.3× return on our stand investment — 19 completed meetings, 5 signed contracts, 7 still in negotiation. We renewed before the expo even ended. The deal tracker alone is worth the participation cost.
Kenya Tourism Ecosystem
Three other platforms feed into MKTE's marketplace, intelligence, and institutional trust — and MKTE's deal data flows back to all three.
KTB-registered exporters are fast-tracked into MKTE's verified exhibitor pool. KTB's institutional backing is the trust layer that makes MKTE's verification credible to international buyers.
TRI's market demand signals flow into MKTE's matching engine — when Gulf demand for luxury safari rises, MKTE upweights those buyer-exhibitor matches automatically.
Magical Kenya drives demand from travellers around the world. Tour operators and DMCs exploring destination content are surfaced to MKTE's trade marketplace when they're ready to source product.