1.2 million Ukrainian tourists visited Egypt in 2018, up 47%
By Akram Medhat
Minister of Tourism Dr. Rania Al-Mashat met today with Ukrainian Ambassador Hennadii Latii in Cairo to discuss ways to increase tourist traffic to Egypt from Ukraine, stressing the importance of the Ukrainian market as one of the most promising and fastest-growing markets for Egyptian tourism, as it ranked second on the list of the top ten source countries for tourism to Egypt in 2018.
For his part, the Ukrainian ambassador in Cairo stated that there are currently 110 flights between Ukrainian and Egyptian cities, revealing that a flight will soon be launched from Ukraine to the city of New Alamein.
The Ukrainian ambassador affirmed his country's interest in cooperating with Egypt in the political, economic and tourism fields, noting that the Ukrainian people know a great deal about Egypt and have a strong desire and passion to visit it, get to know Egyptian civilization and enjoy Egypt's various types of tourism.
He referred to the seventh session of the Egyptian-Ukrainian Joint Committee for Economic, Scientific and Technical Cooperation, held in the Ukrainian capital, Kyiv, last November, during which a protocol was signed that includes cooperation in the field of tourism and an invitation to delegations of Egyptian companies to take part in Ukrainian exhibitions, one held in March and the other in October, to promote Egypt and showcase the tourism potential of Egyptian cities.
At the end of the meeting, the ambassador invited Minister of Tourism Dr. Rania Al-Mashat to visit Ukraine to exchange information, discuss ways of bilateral cooperation between the two sides and promote Egyptian tourism.
According to tourism statistics, Ukrainian tourism to Egypt reached about 1.2 million tourists in 2018, up 47% compared with 2017, which recorded 797,000 Ukrainian tourists.
