Foreign tourism grows 53pc but remains below pre-pandemic levels

Jomo Kenyatta International Airport. PHOTO | JEFF ANGOTE | NMG

International arrivals increased 53 percent in the 12 months to December last year compared to a similar period in 2020, mainly on the renewed marketing efforts as well as confidence in the country’s efforts to contain the spread of Covid-19.

Kenya recorded 870,465 tourists between January to December last year compared to 567,848 international arrivals in a similar period last year, data from the Tourism Research Institute shows.

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