The Tourism Authority of Kiribati has released the Kiribati Tourism Industry Review for the second quarter of 2021.
The report highlights that the domestic lockdown imposed in South Tarawa following the country’s first case of contained COVID-19 infection in May 2021 reduced domestic sea travel by 30%. On the other hand, domestic air travel increased by 53% in the first half of 2021.
Employment in the tourism industry picked up from the previous quarter growing by 2%. Room and bed numbers both increased by 6% compared to Q1 2021.
Other tourism data are also presented in the report such as tourism employment broken down by gender, most visited outer islands, and international repatriation numbers for Q2 2021.
The report was developed using data from various sources including Ministry of Health & Medical Services; Air Kiribati Limited; Marine Guard; Immigration department and the tourism operators and accommodation providers.
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