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Tourist arrivals surge 32pc as sector rebounds

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Tourists entertained by dancers after disembarking from the World Odyssen cruiser at the Port of Mombasa. [Omondi Onyango, Standard]

Tourist arrivals in the first half of 2023 rose by 32 per cent with an almost similar growth in revenue, a new report by the Kenya Tourism Board (KTB) indicates.

The sector reported 847,810 international arrivals in the half year to June compared to the same period in 2022, which registered 642,861.

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