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COVID slashes Kenyan tourism revenues by $1 billion

COVID slashes Kenyan tourism revenues by $1 billion

KENYA’S tourism sector lost close to $1 billion in revenue between January and October when numbers of foreign visitors fell by two thirds due to COVID-19, the tourism ministry has disclosed. From safaris in the Maasai Mara and other world-beating wildlife reserves to holidays on pristine Indian Ocean beaches, Kenya's tourism industry contributes 10% of economic output and employs over 2 million people. It brought in the equivalent of 163.5 billion shillings last year, and the government had initially expected that figure to grow 1% in 2020. But international visitors fell to fewer than 500,000 in the first 10 months…
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