17 May 2021

The Minister of Tourism and Antiquities told Reuters that Egypt is optimistic about welcoming more tourists this year, encouraged by the increasing number of visitors. These numbers have been climbing steadily since January, and have reached approximately half a million tourists per month.

The recovery in the number of tourists visiting Egypt will be supported by the government’s plan to vaccinate all of the people working in the tourism sector along the Red Sea, after which the area will be declared a COVID-free destination. The recovery will also be boosted by the recent agreement between Egypt and Russia to resume all flights between them, including those that fly direct from Russia to resort destinations Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh. (Source: Reuters, al-Arabiya, Amwal al-Ghad)