Inbound tourism to Egypt expected to reach 15.3 M by end of 2024: Minister

CAIRO- 8 November 2024: The number of inbound tourists to Egypt is expected to reach 15.3 million by the end of this year, an increase of 5% over last year, said Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy on Friday. 

The Minister’s comments were made during his visit to the British capital, London, to participate in the 43rd edition of the International Tourism Exhibition (WTM London 2024).

He held meetings with the Director General of the Egyptian-British Chamber of Commerce and a number of representatives of the Chamber, to discuss ways of joint cooperation to attract more tourism investments to Egypt and promote the Egyptian tourist destination more widely.

The meetings addressed the tourism investment opportunities available in Egypt, especially in the hotel sector, as well as the incentives provided by the Egyptian state to attract more investments. Additionally, the possibility of organizing a webinar between the members of the Chamber and the Ministry and a number of investors with representatives of the private tourism sector in Egypt from officials of tourism companies and hotel facilities to discuss and enhance cooperation to attract more investments in the tourism sector.