Tourists in the Serengeti National Park. The East African region lost more than $4.8 billion and two million jobs in the tourism sector in 2020 due to the pandemic, report says. PHOTO | FILE | NMG
The East African region lost more than $4.8 billion and two million jobs in the tourism sector in 2020 due to the pandemic, according to a new report.
The August report titled "EABC Studies on Impact of Covid-19 on Selected Sectors: Tourism & Hospitality Industry; Light Manufacturing Sector and Agriculture & Food Security" found that 4.2 million foreign tourists were not able to travel to their preferred East African Community destinations.
