KENYA ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL AGENTS PARTNERED WITH PTG TRAVEL

CEO KATA Agnes Mucuha and Justus Kirigua CEO PTG Travel during the signing of partnership. PHOTO /AGNES MUCUHA

KENYA ASSOCIATION OF TRAVEL AGENTS PARTNERED WITH PTG TRAVEL

By Agnes Mucuha

Kenya Association of Travel Agents (KATA), the

professional member body for certified travel

agents in Kenya, partnered with PTG travel to

provide KATA certified agents with preferential

access to concierge transfer services for their

clients.

Through this strategic partnership, PTG travel

will provide KATA certified agents with a

platform that has been localized for the Kenya

market. Agencies across Kenya can now take

advantage of the ease and simplicity of the

platform to enable them book transfer services

for their clients seamlessly. PTG travel operates

a 24-7 call center with a dedicated concierge

team based at the JKIA airport that will ensure

personalised services delivery for the clients of

the KATA certified agents.

“We are excited to partner with PTG travel,”

said Agnes Mucuha, CEO of the Kenya

Association of Travel Agents. “It’s clear that

travel agents in Kenya are looking for new

affordable solutions to attract and retain their

clients. With PTG travel, we’re putting the power

in the hands of agencies to offer their clients

concierge transfer services with a personalized

touch.

PTG travel is an indigenous Kenyan owned

company that has proven that they have the

best expertise in local market transfer services

needs and can provide first-class technical

support and customer success service”.

“We believe that the best way to promote the

recovery of the travel sector is via the PTG

travel concierge transfer services. PTG travel is

the best in the corporate transfers services, our

technology platform and customer support

expertise make our partnership a clear win-win,”

said Justus Kirigua, Chief Executive Officer, PTG

travel.

The KATA certified agents handle over 80% of

the passenger number bookings made on

Airlines operating in Kenya. They serve as

professional advisors to travelers looking into

traveling to key business and leisure

destinations globally.

Following the resumption of the air services in

Kenya, KATA has continued to witness a strong

recovery in the domestic travel and regional

travel. International travel volumes have been

growing week on week as travel restrictions are

lifted and as traveler confidence increases.

The Kenya Association of Travel Agents is the

national umbrella body for Travel Agents in

Kenya, with a growing membership of over 200

Travel Agencies. It is Kenya’s largest and only

membership organization for travel agents.

KATA transitioned from a society to a company

limited by guarantee in September 2018,

providing more space for growth and defending

the travel trade.

KATA is a member of the Universal Federation

of Travel Agents’ Association (UFTAA) which

represents 84 countries. It also hosts the

Secretariat of the Association of Eastern and

Southern African Travel Agents (AESATA).

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