Continuing its unique growth in tourism in 2019, Egypt topped the global Forbes magazine's list of the 27 best travel destinations recommended for a visit in 2020, outperforming countries such as Greece, the UAE, France, Malaysia, Rwanda, Brazil, India and South Africa.
According to the magazine, Egypt was the first choice of traveler Lexie Alford, who broke Guinness World Records as the youngest person to visit every country in the world. Alford attributed her choice to Egypt's immense history and unique culture, stressing that it has finally begun to receive the recognition it deserves after earning the World Tourism Organization's title of one of the fastest-growing travel destinations in the world in 2020.
She added that this comes with the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum to the public as the largest archaeological museum in the world, displaying thousands of ancient Egyptian artifacts that have never been exhibited before, and she recommended taking a Nile cruise when visiting Egypt as the best way to explore its amazing civilization.
In the same context, Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Tourism, congratulated Egypt on the World Tourism Organization's selection of Egypt as one of the fastest-growing tourist destinations in the world.
She said in a tweet on her personal account on the social media site Twitter: "Congratulations to Egypt on being selected as one of the fastest-growing tourism destinations by the United Nations World Tourism Organization, and on continuing to top the choices of travelers around the world in 2019 and 2020, according to Forbes magazine."
Egypt also topped the British newspaper The Independent's list of the best tourist destinations to visit in 2020, and the travel company Abercrombie & Kent predicted that Egypt looks set to make a strong comeback next year, especially with the resumption of British flights to Sharm El-Sheikh.
