Egypt’s tourism revenues decline to $4bn in 2020 from $13.03bn in 2019
Published 04 Jan,2021 via Daily News Egypt - Egypt’s tourism revenues in 2020 slumped 70% year-on-year (y-o-y) to record $4bn due to the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis, down from $13.03bn in 2019, according to Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani.
Reuters quoted Al-Anani as saying that a total of 3.5 million tourists visited Egypt in 2020, compared to 13.1 million in 2019.
“We witnessed a wonderful year in 2019, in terms of numbers and revenues, and also the first two months in 2020 was 8% higher in numbers and revenues, as 2.4 million tourists visited the country,” according to Al-Anani, “The goal currently is not to count the number of tourists, but to say that Egypt is a safe tourist destination in light of the coronavirus crisis.”
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