The report made by the East African Business Council (EABC) has indicated that revenues from tourism and tourists arrivals Rwanda dropped. <\/p>\n
Figures show that Rwanda generated US$374 million in 2018 from 1,711,000 international tourists.<\/p>\n
The revenues were estimated at US$549 million in 2019 whereby the country registered 1,632,000 international visitors. <\/p>\n
Due to COVID-19 effects, Rwanda received 494,000 international tourists at Kigali International Airport generating US$ 110 million. Created jobs in the tourism sector also reduced to 165,600 from 331, 200 of the previous year.<\/p>\n
Before Coronavirus emerged, tourism sector was among top contributors to national GDP. <\/p>\n
For instance, tourism contributed 10% to the 2019 GDP amounting to Rwf 9.15 billion. <\/p>\n
The sector had contributed 12.7% to GDP after generating US$ 438 million in 2017 up from US$227 million in 2011. <\/p>\n
The gradual increase revenues prompted Rwanda Development Board (RDB) to project doubled tourism revenues from US$438 of 2017 to US$800 in 2024. <\/p>\n
The goal was however affected by Coronavirus preventive directives in 2020. <\/p>\n
The study indicated that EAC partner states may have recorded a loss of US$4.8 billion in international receipts in 2020 while 4.2 million foreign tourists were not able to travel to their preferred EAC destinations. <\/p>\n
International tourist arrivals in Rwanda dropped by 69.7% in 2020, which indicates a huge gap in the sector. <\/p>\n
Visitors to national parks also declined significantly by 68, 7% in 2020 compared to the previous year. <\/p>\n
EABC report released in April 2021 also indicates that visitors are classified in different segments including leisure, visiting friends and relatives and business as well. <\/p>\n
Travel for leisure in Rwanda dropped by 50.3% compared to other segments. For instance, travel for business (with MICE) dropped by 74.5% while Visiting Friends and Relatives segment was most affected as it dropped by 76.7%. <\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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