Charter flights to Kenya have restarted after the Foreign Office tweaked its advice against nonessential travel to exclude Mombasa Town.

The charter carrier African Safari Airways (0845 345 0014, www.africansafariclub.com) resumed charter flights to Mombasa yesterday, with return fares from Gatwick starting at £499. Flights depart every Saturday until April 26.

Meanwhile, scheduled fares to Kenya have fallen, with Virgin Atlantic (0870 380 2007, www.virgin-atlantic.com) offering return flights over the Easter holiday from £391.

Tour operators, too, are offering discounts in an attempt to entice travellers. Somak (020 8423 3000, www.somak.com) has cut 20 per cent off the price of an all-inclusive 14-night stay at the Southern Palms resort on Diani Beach - down to £1,079, from £1,356pp - but a better deal is a half-price week at the four-star Flamboyant Hotel, available for just £869pp with Africa Sky (0870 904 0925, www.africasky.co.uk).

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