Local tourists relax at Sarova Whitesands Beach Resort, Mombasa, on August 26. Hotels have recorded few visitors since the country registered its first coronavirus case.
Catering and other associated services will lose Sh16.2 billion.
A significant number of employees in the industry have been made redundant, dismissed or taken pay cuts.
Tourism will lose Sh72 billion due to the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic this year, a new government report says.
The industry which employs thousands has been hit hard by the pandemic, with National Treasury Cabinet Secretary Ukur Yatani saying hotels alone are expected suffer Sh56 billion losses.
