Tunisia PM: Revenues from tourism movement in 2017 hit USD 916 mln

TUNIS – 19 October 2017: Tunisia has achieved revenues of 916.6 million dollars from the tourism movement in 2017, Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed revealed on Thursday.

About 5.8 million tourists have visited Tunisia since the beginning of the current year, Chahed asserted.

Delivering a speech at the Arab Tunisian Tourism and Investment Forum (ATTIF), hosted by Tunisia and attended by 78 Arab investors, Chahed said the great improvement in security conditions prompted several world countries to lift travel ban on their nationals, which in turn helped the North African state to lure back 3 millions Arab tourists out of 5.8 million tourists, who visited the country since the beginning of 2017.

Tunisia is a central crossing point in the Mediterranean and a gateway to Africa, Chahed added, stressing that his government is determined to resolve all problems related to the tourism industry by 2018.