Published on : Wednesday, January 9, 2019
As per latest data from Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, revenues totalled Sh157.38 billion in 2018 from Sh119.0 billion the year before, with the industry witnessing 68 per cent increase in guest arrivals.
International tourists went up to 2.025 million from 1.46 million in 2017. Political stability after an unstable electioneering year in 2017 played an important role in reviving business in the leisure sector. Local tourism grew 9.03 per cent from 3.64 million to 3.97 bed nights recorded.
USA was the top source nation regarding tourists for Kenya, with 11.12 per cent or 225,157 visitors visiting from the United States.
While the Jomo Kenyatta International Airport point of entry welcomed 1.3 million visitors from 771,497 in 2007, the Mombasa International Airport numbers went down to 118,113 visitors from 276,316 visitors in 2007.
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