Tourism revenues in Egypt surge by 121.1 pct to USD 10.7 bln in '22

CAIRO, Aug 9 (KUNA) -- Tourism revenues in Egypt reached USD 10.7 billion in the fiscal year 2021-2022 compared to USD 4.9 billion in the FY 2020-2021, marking a 121.1 percent increase, official data showed on Wednesday.

The Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics showed in a statement that 11.7 million tourists from all over the globe visited Egypt in 2022, whereas in 2021 only eight million tourists did.
Around 62.6 percent of total foreign tourists were European with 7.3 million visitors, Arab visitors on the other hand comprised 26.4 percent of total tourists with 3.1 million visitors, followed by American tourists with 676,000 visitors and around 5.8 percent of total visitors, the remaining 5.3 percent is comprised of various nationalities.
The statement further indicated that number of touristic nights spent in Egypt in 2022 increased by 39.7 percent to 131 million nights from 83.8 million nights in the previous year.
These numbers, the agency pointed out, are a testament to rejuvenation of Egyptian tourism following stagnation during coronavirus pandemic years. (end) asm.aai.