• Tourism is the largest source of foreign exchange earnings in Rwanda and it is projected to grow at a rate of 25% every year from 2013-18.
• The sector is the biggest contributor to the national export strategy
• Total revenues generated from the sector in 2014 alone was UsD305 Million
• The sector has also attracted Foreign Direct Invest- ments with major international hotel brands setting shop in the country, including the Marriot, Raddison blue, Park Inn by Raddison, sheraton, Protea, Golden Tulip and Zinc.
• Rwanda is carving out its niche as a regional and in- ternational conferences hub, with its new world – class conventional center, owing to:
• Ever improving conference facilities
• straight forward immigration procedures (online visa applications, visa-at-gate policy for all Afri- cans, one tourist visa policy for EAC)
• An excellent and expanding transport network
• Diverse entertainment options
• The rapid growth of RwandAir, in addition to oth- er airlines serving Kigali such as KLM, sN brussels, Qatar Airways, Turkish Airlines & Kenya Airways
• opening the economy to the outside world.

Lake Kivu Sport

• The project comprises three marinas to be constructed in the three tourism centres of Rubavu, Karongi and Rusizi.
• Additional jetty stations and mini ports in Rutsiro and Nyamasheke will be developed along the shores of Lake Kivu.
• Regular boat services between these hubs will not only trigger tourism between these centres and along the lake, they will also facilitate domestic tourism and business.