Experts report that Kenya’s tourism sector experienced a 70 percent jump to 1.48 million in 2022, as travel rebounded following the COVID-19 outbreak.
Experts add that revenue in the East African nation shot up 83 percent to $2.12 billion.
Peninah Malonza, Kenya’s Tourism Minister said 16 percent of arrivals were people from the United States, followed by Uganda, the United Kingdom and Tanzania.
“The arrivals represent a 72.4 percent recovery towards 2019,” said Malonza.
The tourism official added that the recovery recorded by her nation “is above the global average recovery rate of 63 percent.”
Kenya is renowned for its stunning Ocean beaches and wildlife parks that are home to the so-called Big Five – lions, elephants, rhinos, leopards, and buffalo – as well as giraffes, hippos, and cheetahs.
President William Ruto’s administration said in May last year that tourism earnings made up almost ten percent of the East African nation’s gross domestic product before the COVID-19 pandemic devastated international travel.
