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 percent increase in tourists flying to Egypt compared with 2015.
“There are more bookings between October 2016 and January 2017 than last year,” said …read more
Source: The News International
