The number of tourist arrivals from all countries reached 503,000 during August 2016 compared to 915,200 tourists during August 2015, a decrease of 45%, according to the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS).
CAPMAS stated in its monthly bulletin, issued this week, that the most important countries that influenced the rate of the decrease in tourists is Russia by 55.2%, followed by the United Kingdom (UK) by 15.9%, Germany by 14.0%, and Italy by 6.2%.
The Middle East sent the most tourists to Egypt in August, accounting for 37.7% of arrivals, with Saudi Arabia making up the largest share with …read more
Source: Daily News Egypt
