Tourist arrivals top 89,000 in December

Tourist arrivals were recorded as 89,506 in December 2021, compared to 44,294 arrivals recorded in November 2021. Earnings from tourism were estimated at US dollars 120 million for the month of December 2021.

A total of 194,495 tourist arrivals were recorded in 2021, compared to 507,704 arrivals in 2020. India, Russia, the United Kingdom, Germany, and Ukraine remained as the main source countries for arrivals in December 2021. Meanwhile, earnings from tourism are estimated at US dollars 261 million in 2021 compared to US dollars 682 million in 2020.