Kenya's tourist arrivals up 91 pct amid global travel recovery

STORY: Kenya's tourist arrivals up 91 pct amid global travel recovery DATELINE: Sept. 11, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:32 LOCATION: Nairobi CATEGORY: SOCIETY/ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of tourism sector performance report launch 2. SOUNDBITE (English): NAJIB BALALA, Kenya's cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife 3. various of promo video in multiple languages 4. various of the report launch STORYLINE: Kenya's tourist arrivals surged 91 percent between January and August compared to a similar period last year, a senior government official said Friday. Najib Balala, the cabinet secretary of the Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife, told journalists in Nairobi, the capital of Kenya, that the country received 924,812 international visitors in the first eight months compared to 483,240 arrivals in the same period in 2021. "Kenya's tourism sector is experiencing a recovery as the COVID-19 pandemic has been contained in most of our key source markets and international travelers are now fully confident to

KENYA-MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK-TOURISM

KENYA-MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK-TOURISM

(220508) -- MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK, May 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Najib Balala, the cabinet secretary of Tourism and Wildlife of Kenya, promotes adventure tourism at Mt. Longonot National Park, Kenya, on May 7, 2022. Kenya said Sunday it has tapped into adventure, hiking and mountaineering experiences as key drivers in the recovery of tourism businesses that have been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Robert Manyara/Xinhua)

KENYA-MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK-TOURISM

KENYA-MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK-TOURISM

(220508) -- MT. LONGONOT NATIONAL PARK, May 8, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Najib Balala (2nd R), the cabinet secretary of Tourism and Wildlife of Kenya, joins visitors in hiking Mt. Longonot National Park, Kenya, on May 7, 2022. Kenya said Sunday it has tapped into adventure, hiking and mountaineering experiences as key drivers in the recovery of tourism businesses that have been ravaged by the COVID-19 pandemic. (Photo by Robert Manyara/Xinhua)