Senegal tourism: visitors, airport traffic and hotels
Visitor arrivals, air traffic at Dakar’s airport and hotel activity in Senegal, from official sources and operators.
Updated November 5, 2026
Tourism is one of the sectors Senegal counts on to diversify an economy now shaped by oil and gas, and air traffic through Blaise Diagne International Airport (AIBD) is its most regular gauge. This page gathers the latest checked figures on visitors, air traffic and hotels, and every Alama Report story on the sector.
Latest figures
- Dakar airport (AIBD) passengers, monthly
- 258,526 passengers · May 2026
Source: ANSD air transport statistics, May 2026 (via Lejecos/AllAfrica, 17 Aug 2026) - Dakar airport (AIBD) passengers, first half
- 1,481,529 passengers · January–June 2026
Source: AIBD first-half 2026 traffic results (via Sikafinance, 24 Jul 2026) - Dakar airport passengers, change on a year earlier
- 4.3% · January–June 2026
+3.8 pts from 2025
Source: AIBD first-half 2026 traffic results (via Sikafinance, 24 Jul 2026) - International tourist arrivals
- 780,000 arrivals · 2023
Source: Statement by then-minister Amadou Bâ at the launch of the EGCAT (États généraux of culture, crafts and tourism), April 9, 2026, as reported by Senegal Insights - Hotel overnight stays
- 32,248 overnight stays · 2024
+78.9% from 2023
Source: ANSD regional data for Ziguinchor, as reported by au-senegal.com
Figures checked against their source. Euro equivalents at the fixed parity of 655.957 FCFA per euro.
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