CAIRO — Tourists are slowly returning to Egypt, easing pressure on a key sector battered by years of turmoil and the 2015 bombing of a plane carrying Russian holidaymakers.
“There is an increase in the number of tourists. This situation was much better in January than in previous years,” Tourism Ministry spokeswoman Omaima Al Husseini said.
Visitors from China, Japan and Ukraine account for a large part of the growth.
China’s top public travel agency, China International Travel Service, reported a 58 per cent increase in tourists flying to Egypt compared with 2015.
“There are more bookings between October 2016 and January 2017 …read more
Source: Jordan Times
