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Egypt aims to double tourism economy in five years

Published July 29th, 2015 - 21:46 GMT via SyndiGate.info

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The country would raise tourism revenues to $26 billion with double the visitors. (AFP/File)
The country would raise tourism revenues to $26 billion with double the visitors. (AFP/File)
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The Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) said it was aiming to more than double the current numbers of visitors to Egypt and raise revenues by opening its new office in Abu Dhabi, and targeting expatriates in the country.

The Authority said it aims to attract 20 million visitors to Egypt by 2020, and drive tourism revenues to $26 billion (Dh95.47 billion).

Around 35 percent of the guest targets for 2020 are expected to come from Arab countries, particularly the GCC, the ETA said. In order to reach the target, the Authority will be looking at 26 new source markets by the end of this year.

Speaking at a press conference on Monday, Sami Mahmoud, chairman of the ETA and Egypt’s deputy minister of tourism, said that Egypt will be focusing on Nile tourism by promoting cruise journeys. It will also be promoting cultural tourism, and new destinations other than Cairo and Alexandria.