The Egyptian cabinet approved a draft resolution establishing a new incentive aimed at encouraging the construction, development, and operation of hotel establishments within the jurisdiction of local administrative units, in an effort to expand hotel capacity and support activity in the sector, as per a statement issued on December 3rd.

With the GEM’s doors open, the government’s formidable goal of attracting 30 million tourists annually by 2028 is shifting from ambition to active pursuit. The multi-billion-Egyptian-pound museum is Egypt’s new reality and a clear signal to investors that the time to engage with it is now.

Egypt received 15.7 million tourists in 2024 despite the region’s geopolitical conditions, highlighted Tourism and Antiquities Minister Sherif Fathy.

Instagram by Meta has launched a world-first digital experience, using augmented reality (AR) to revive Egypt’s ancient history.

Emaar is looking forward to drawing in a portion of the massive $90 billion annual tourism spending by Gulf countries to Egypt, with a special focus on attracting Gulf tourists to the North African country.

Egypt is targeting to attract around 15 million visitors by the end of 2024.

The Egyptian cabinet has approved the final terms and implementation mechanisms for a new initiative to support the tourism sector, funded by the Ministry of Finance, as per a statement.

Egypt has recorded tourism revenues estimated at $6.6 billion in the first half (H1) of 2024, slightly up from $6.3 billion in the same period last year.

Tourist arrivals to Egypt increased by 3% to 4% year on year (YoY) in the first quarter (Q1) of the current year, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa stated.

Egypt’s tourist arrivals grew by 6% year on year (YoY) during the first 50 days of 2024.

Saudi Arabia topped the Arab World in terms of tourist arrivals to Egypt in 2023, with 1 million visitors.

Tourist arrivals to Egypt increased by 9% year on year (YoY) during the first 19 days of 2024, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa stated.

Egypt received a record-breaking 14.906 million tourists in 2023, surpassing a previous record of 14.731 million tourists in 2010, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities stated on January 17th.

Egypt received three offers from Gulf and European alliances to enter into a partnership aimed at developing and reconstructing the historic Continental Hotel in the Opera Square in Downtown Cairo.

Egypt aims to increase the number of visitors from Arab countries to 4.5 million tourists in 2024 from about 3.1 million tourists in 2022.

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa has issued a ministerial decision on forming a committee that discusses the general strategy to promote tourism in Egypt.

Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa met with Ambassador of Greece to Cairo Nikolaos Garilidis to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation at the tourism and archaeological level

Egypt is looking forward to attracting 18 to 20 million tourists in 2024, compared to an expected 15 million tourists this year.