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20-Jan-2022 2:49 PM

Kenya Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife reports 53.3% year-on-year increase in international arrivals

Kenya's Ministry of Tourism & Wildlife released (19-Jan-2022) its Tourism Sector Performance Report for 2021. Key highlights are as follows:

  • International passenger arrivals: 870,465, +53.3% year-on-year;
  • Total inbound flights: 59,486, +44% year-on-year;
    • Domestic: 43,949, +55%;
    • International: 15,537, +19.9%;
  • Tourism revenue: KES146 billion (USD1.29 billion), +65.9%;
  • Top five international arrivals by country:

Cabinet Secretary for Tourism Najib Balala stated Kenya is "optimistic that we will eventually go back to our all-time high international visitor arrivals that is 2019, or even surpass it" due to high vaccination rates and mass border reopenings [more - original PR]

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