Covid-19 and Travel and Tourism in Kenya: Domestic Tourism Policy Brief 2020

dc.coverage.spatial	Ministry of Tourism	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2020-11-20T13:26:49Z
dc.date.available	2020-11-20T13:26:49Z
dc.date.issued	2020
dc.identifier.uri	http://repository.kippra.or.ke/handle/123456789/2054
dc.description	Domestic tourism is the main driving force of the Travel and Tourism sector in major economies globally, accounting for a total travel and tourism spending of 73% in 2017 and 71.2% in 2018. The total global domestic travel and tourism spending was US$ 3,971 billion in 2017 (WTTC, 2018).	en_US
dc.description.abstract	Domestic tourism involves activities of persons travelling to and staying in places outside their usual environment but within their country of residence for not more than one year for leisure, business and other purposes (UNWTO, 2010). Domestic tourism provides paramount support to the tourism industry in various areas of performance such as bridging the seasonality gap, regional dispersal and increased domestic spending. The Travel and Tourism industry is a significant contributor to the economic development of most economies in the world. The tourism sector is one of the key economic drivers in Kenya generating 8.8% of the country’s GDP, worth USD 7.9 billion in 2018...	en_US
dc.language.iso	en	en_US
dc.publisher	Government of Kenya	en_US
dc.relation.ispartofseries	Covid-19 and Travel and Tourism in Kenya: Domestic Tourism Policy Brief 2020;
dc.subject	International Tourism
dc.subject	Local Tourism	en_US
dc.subject	COVID-19 Pandemic	en_US
dc.subject	Kenya	en_US
dc.title	Covid-19 and Travel and Tourism in Kenya: Domestic Tourism Policy Brief 2020	en_US
dc.type	Policy Paper	en_US
ppr.contributor.author	Ministry of Tourism and Wildlife	en_US