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Facts and
Figures
In the year 2008, the tourism sector in
Kenya recorded one of its worst performances ever in real terms. The
dismal performance was mainly occasioned by the post election crisis and
the subsequent travel bans from the source markets. As a consequence, tourism
earnings decreased by 19.2% from Ksh 65.2 billion in 2007 to Ksh 52.7
billion in 2008.
The volume of international arrivals
declined by 33.8% in 2008 to 1.2 million from 1.8 million attained in
2007. Others factors that impacted negatively on the sector included the
high cost of jet fuel, the global financial meltdown and rise in
commodity prices and exchange rate fluctuations that occurred in 2008
The number of bed nights occupied decreased significantly
by 46.7% from 6,939.4 thousands in 2007 to 3,966 thousands in 2008.
Similarly the number of visitors to the Game Parks and Reserves decreased
from 2,495.1 thousands in 2007 to 1,633.9 thousands in 2008 representing
a 34.5% drop.
Download Facts and Figures for 2007
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