This growth aligns with the incoming tourism trends from Egypt’s target markets throughout this year.
Egypt’s tourism industry is expected to recover with an estimated 15.3 million visitors by the end of 2024, a 5% increase over 2023, despite ongoing regional challenges, according to Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy.
He said that the expected numbers during the current year will exceed 15 million tourists, compared to 14.9 million tourists at the end of 2023.
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