According to a recent report by UN Tourism, East Africa is emerging as one of the most welcoming destinations worldwide as global travel rebounds to pre-pandemic levels.
The region has been ranked among the most open sub-regions in terms of visa accessibility.
According to standardmedia.co.ke, This ranking indicates a positive shift towards increased travel opportunities and accessibility in East Africa, offering promising prospects for both tourists and the tourism industry as a whole.
The United Nation’s tourism agency in its Visa Openness Report 2023 said East Africa stands out as the most welcoming subregion globally particularly due to its visa-on-arrival policy, which allows 46 per cent of the travellers of the world to obtain a visa upon entry, and its eVisa system, which is available to 36 per cent of international tourists.
“Visa-on-arrival policies are comparatively common in East Africa (46 per cent), South Asia (38 per cent), South-East Asia (36 per cent) and West Africa (32 per cent). eVisa programmes are prevalent in West and East Africa (36 per cent) and South Asia (31 per cent), while North Africa, Central America, Northern and Western Europe do not offer eVisas,” UN Tourism said in the report.
