ITO report: Unprecedented tourist record in Egypt

A report recently issued by International Tourism Organization affirmed that the Middle East has witnessed great up-rise in the number of tourists. A rapid development ratio has been realized in the number of tourists amounting to 17.5%, indicating that ME comprises large tourist resources supported by trend for peace that will help the peoples of the area to exchange tourism projects.

The report pointed in particular to Egypt stressing that it has achieved unusual development percentage of about 40% getting a record in the number of tourists to exceed that which was available before Luxor event in Nov. 96.

In a report of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism it is mentioned that Egypt has realized last year unprecedented record in her history as it received 4.8 million tourists. The tourism revenues came up to 4 billion dollars. In this way, Egypt out-stepped the 34th position she had got in 1998 in the ITO report as the number of tourists reached 3.4 million tourists paying 3.2 billion dollars.

On the other hand, the celebration of the World Day of Tourism today stands in line with the great revival in the international tourist movement.