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Egyptian tourism saw biggest drop globally in 2016

Egyptian tourism saw biggest drop globally in 2016
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Cairo - Mubasher: Tourism activity in Egypt has seen the worst decline among the world’s major touristic destinations in the last year, according to a recent report by the the World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC).

Tourism in Egypt has decreased by 80% between 2010 and now.

Turkey came in second, while Asia saw the biggest growth, the WTTC report, issued on Wednesday, showed.

The Egyptian tourism sector’s foreign exchange revenues have declined from $11 billion in 2010 to $3.4 billion in 2016, as per the data of the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE).