There was a significant increase in foreign arrivals of 40.9% from the total of 192,026 arrivals in 2020, to 270,644 arrivals in 2021, the Ministry of Environment, Forestry and Tourism’s Annual Tourist Arrival Statistical Report for 2021 released on Monday stated.

As a subcategory,  tourist arrivals also showed substantial growth of 37.3% from 169,565 in 2020 to 232,756 in 2021.

“This growth is commendable considering the negative impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on the tourism sector globally in 2020 and 2021,” Minister Pohamba Shifeta said at the report launch in Windhoek.

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