This archive report was first published on 14 January 2020.
Kenya's Tourism Industry Sees Growth in 2019 ¶
According to the Tourism Sector Performance Report 2019, Kenya recorded 163.5 million visitors in 2019, a 3.9% increase from 157.4 million in 2018.
The Coast region, which is the country's tourism hub, had the biggest share of tourists, both internationally and domestically.
Among the Coast airports, Moi International Airport (MIA) Diani Airstrip, Malindi, and Manda Airstrips greatly benefited from the increasing number of holidaymakers.
Published on January 14, 2020, the report highlights the growth in the number of tourists who visited Kenya last year, with August recording the highest number of international visits with 213,591 tourists followed by July with 206,340.
May and April registered the lowest arrivals with 139,538 and 146,258 passengers respectively.
As per the report, MIA registered the highest growth in the number of tourists at 8.56%, while Jomo Kenyatta International recorded a 6.07% increase.
International arrivals last year increased by 1.167% from about 2.02 million passengers in 2018 to 2.04 million last year.
More than 63.1% of total tourists who visited Kenya last year were holidaymakers, while 13.5% came to Kenya to do business.
Other entry points such as ports and border regions registered a decline by 12.69%.
Use of technology has also been cited as one of the major drivers of tourism in 2019, with Kenya improving five positions to 56 globally, on attractiveness to investors.
