Mubasher TV
Contact Us Advertising   العربية

Egypt tourist arrivals rise 16% in July – CAPMAS

Egypt tourist arrivals rise 16% in July – CAPMAS
The number of tourists visiting Egypt increased 15.8 % in July compared to the same period a year earlier, according to Central Agency for Public Mobilization And Statistics (CAPMAS).
A total of 885,765 foreign tourists spent 6.6 million nights in Egypt during July, compared to 765,108 spending almost 7 million nights a year ago.
In July, several European countries announced the removal of travel bans imposed on Egypt in February, when a bomb blast on a tour bus in South Sinai killed three South Koreans and their Egyptian driver and raised concerns about safety in Red Sea resorts, according to Ahram Online.
During this period, almost 70 % of tourists visiting Egypt came from eastern and western Europe.
Tourist visits this July remain 32 % lower than the same period in 2010, when 1.3 million tourists entered the country and spent almost 13 million nights.
The tourism sector, which accounts for roughly 11 % of the country's GDP, has received several blows since a popular uprising forced president Hosni Mubarak to step down in 2011. Prolonged periods of unrest and sporadic violence have led many countries to issue warnings against travel to Egypt.