Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in the EAC and Post Recovery Strategy for the Sector
| dc.contributor.author | Muoki, D. | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2021-09-30T08:05:33Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2021-09-30T08:05:33Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2021-09-30 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Tourism is one of the largest foreign exchange earners and fastest-growing sectors in the East African Community (EAC). According to the EAC Secretariat, tourist arrivals in the EAC region increased from 3.5 million persons in 2006 to about 7 million in 2019. Tourism contributed to the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of the EAC Partner States by an average of 9.5% in 2019. It contributed an average of 17.2% to EAC total exports and 7.1% to employment. However, the upward trajectory in tourism in the region was devastatingly affected by the onset of COVID-19 pandemic in March 2020. | en_US |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://publication.aercafricalibrary.org/handle/123456789/2799 | |
| dc.publisher | African Economic Research Consortium | en_US |
| dc.relation.ispartofseries | Covid 19 - PB 18; | |
| dc.title | Impact Assessment of COVID-19 Pandemic on the Tourism and Hospitality Industry in the EAC and Post Recovery Strategy for the Sector | en_US |