During the meeting, Minister Issa highlighted the significant strides taken by the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities in recent times to redefine its collaboration with the private tourism sector
The fourth quarter of 2023 witnessed a high demand in tourism movement, with 3.6 million tourists arriving to Egypt, an increase of about 8% compared to the same period of 2022
The initiative only applies to hotels operating in Greater Cairo, Luxor, Aswan, the Red Sea, South Sinai, and the North Coast
This rate is 8 times the global tourism growth, which achieved 4.5% in the same period, according to statistics from the World Tourism Organization
According to the minister, the country recorded tourist arrivals of 1.3 million from 80 countries in October, an 8% increase year-on-year despite the escalating Israel-Palestine war
