Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly revealed that Egypt’s tourism sector recorded a significant increase in visitor numbers, welcoming 15.7 million tourists during 2024. He said that, without the political events affecting the region, Egypt would have exceeded 18 million international tourist arrivals. He made the remarks at today’s press conference following the Cabinet’s weekly meeting, according to the Egyptian Cabinet’s official Facebook page.
Tourist arrivals to Egypt increased by 5.4% in 2024 compared with 2023, when the country received 14.906 million tourists.
During the first half of 2024, Egypt welcomed a total of 7.069 million tourists, who spent 70.2 million tourist nights. The tourism sector generated US$6.6 billion during that period.
