Jane Macharia is the Managing Director, Shian Tours & Travel Ltd. Shian Tours and Travel Limited strive to provide you with superior service which makes for a truly memorable trip
Jane Macharia Career
Jane Macharia set up a tours and travel agency in October 2003 with a starting capital of Sh300,000 and one employee. With her wealth of experience in the airline industry where she rose through the ranks to serve as sales manager at Air France, she was determined to be her own boss.
This is how Shian Travel was born, a firm that offers ticketing, tour packages and travel solutions. The business now grosses more than Sh500 million in revenues, has employed 18 people and has two offices in Nairobi and another in Thika.
She says it was not easy getting into business as she had a mortgage, a three-year old baby and no steady source of income.
However, due to challenges in the industry such as travel advisories by Western
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countries and the volatile nature of the Kenya shilling, the entrepreneur is looking to diversify her income sources.
To cut reliance on service fees charged on clients making airline bookings, Ms Macharia-Gituto wants to develop more tour packages which offer higher returns.
Already, airlines have withdrawn paying commissions to travel agencies hence the businesswoman has to devise innovative streams of income.
Jane Macharia Awards
Last year, Shian Travel was ranked fourth in the annual Top 100 Mid-sized survey which ranks the fastest-growing SMEs in Kenya. The firm also bagged the overall award in the tours and travel category.
Ms Macharia-Gituto’s firm has also been recognised by several airlines for posting high ticket sales.
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