Egypt receives 3.7m tourists in 2020 bringing average revenues of $4.1bn: Tourism Minister
Published 04 Feb,2021 via Daily News Egypt - Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anani has revealed that the country received about 3.7 million tourists in 2020 that brought in an average of $4.1bn in revenues.
He added that, between the resumption of inbound tourism on 1 July 2020 and the end of December, Egypt received 1.4 million tourists.
The resumption of inbound flights took place after the closure of all airports across the country, as part of the Egyptian Government’s efforts to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.
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