Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy held a specialized workshop with representatives of Tripadvisor, one of the world's largest online platforms specializing in travel and tourism, in light of the existing partnership between the ministry and the platform, attended by representatives of the platform and the private tourism sector.
During the workshop, Tim Schofield, Tripadvisor's representative, reviewed statistics on global traveler trends, the impact of artificial intelligence on travel bookings, the most in-demand tourist destinations and Egypt's top tourism markets.
Schofield revealed that 37 million Tripadvisor users worldwide are searching for Egypt as a tourist destination in 2025, and that Egypt is seeing growth of more than 7% in demand compared with its main competing destinations, Turkey and Spain.
He pointed out that 10 major tourism markets, namely Britain, Russia, Italy, Germany, France, the United States, the Netherlands, Poland, Turkey and Spain, account for about 82% of the global markets interested in Egypt as a tourist destination.
