Leisure was the main reason for visiting Kenya in 2021. Nearly 300,000 international visitors spent holidays in the country that year, some 35 percent of the total arrivals registered. Other 257,300 arrivals had the purpose of visiting family and friends, while 229,800 were related to business and attending meetings, incentives, conferences, and exhibitions. Overall, Kenya recorded around 870,500 international visitor arrivals in 2021.
Number of international visitor arrivals in Kenya as of 2021, by purpose of visit
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Tourism Research Institute Kenya. (March 9, 2022). Number of international visitor arrivals in Kenya as of 2021, by purpose of visit [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140074/international-visitor-arrivals-in-kenya-by-purpose-of-visit/
Tourism Research Institute Kenya. "Number of international visitor arrivals in Kenya as of 2021, by purpose of visit." Chart. March 9, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140074/international-visitor-arrivals-in-kenya-by-purpose-of-visit/
Tourism Research Institute Kenya. (2022). Number of international visitor arrivals in Kenya as of 2021, by purpose of visit. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140074/international-visitor-arrivals-in-kenya-by-purpose-of-visit/
Tourism Research Institute Kenya. "Number of International Visitor Arrivals in Kenya as of 2021, by Purpose of Visit." Statista, Statista Inc., 9 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140074/international-visitor-arrivals-in-kenya-by-purpose-of-visit/
Tourism Research Institute Kenya, Number of international visitor arrivals in Kenya as of 2021, by purpose of visit Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140074/international-visitor-arrivals-in-kenya-by-purpose-of-visit/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Number of international visitor arrivals in Kenya as of 2021, by purpose of visit [Graph], Tourism Research Institute Kenya, March 9, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1140074/international-visitor-arrivals-in-kenya-by-purpose-of-visit/