A total of 14.9 million tourists were welcomed in Egypt last year, thus breaking the previous record of 14.7 million visitors registered in 2010.
The figures from the Egypt Tourism Ministry show that the tourism industry remained unaffected by the Israel-Hamas war, VisaGuide.World reports.
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism, Ahmed Issa, considered the increase in the number of international arrivals a result of coordinated efforts between the ministry, the private sector, and strategic partners.
Minister Issa said that among the achievements for 2023 was a ten per cent increase in the number of hotel rooms, reaching a total of 220,000 rooms. The increase aligns with the ministry’s accommodation goals set for 2024.
Besides, the revenues of the Supreme Council of Antiquities experienced a five-fold surge in the fiscal year 2023-2024, thus effectively reducing its reliance on the government’s budget from two-thirds of its spending to zero.
The Minister of Tourism of Egypt emphasized…