Saudi tourists to Egypt skyrocket 98% in 10 months

In light of the stability witnessed by Egypt’s most popular tourist destinations, and the strategy adopted by both the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and the Egyptian Tourism Authority in their “Wahashtouna” campaign, the country has seen a significant rise in the number of incoming tourists.

8,197,917 tourists visited Egypt during the first 10 months of 2014 - a 1 percent increase compared to the same period last year.

Inbound tourism saw an increase during the month of October of this year –a 79.5 percent increase in tourists from across the world. 558,687 tourists visited Egypt in 2013 and that figure grew to 1,002,928 in 2014.