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Tourism sector rides on aviation recovery path to bounce back

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Passengers disembarking from a cruise ship at the Port of Mombasa in March 2024. [Kelvin Karani, Standard]

The tourism sector recorded an improved performance last year as a result of growth in the aviation sector and hosting of prominent conferences.

Data from the Economic Survey 2024 shows the number of international visitor arrivals grew by 35.4 percent to 2.086 million in 2023, from 1.5 million in 2022.

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