Nairobi, May 27 -- Kenya's South Coast regained its dominance in hotel bed-night occupancy along the coastal beaches after three years of trailing its rivals on the back of increased tourism activity.

South Coast had 2.57 million bed nights or nights spent by total guests in a hotel last year, from 590,400 bed nights in 2024, says the Kenya National Bureau of Statistics (KNBS).

This saw it overtake North Coast, comprising Nyali and Bamburi under the KNBS classification, which had 1.1 million bed nights last year from 2.63 million in 2024.

Hotel bed-night occupancy is one of the key indicators used in the tourism industry to measure demand for accommodation and the overall performance of hospitality facilities.

Unlike simple visitor ar...