The number of Russian tourists coming to Egypt doubled during the first half of this year
The number of Russian tourists coming to Egypt increased in the first half of this year and reached double their numbers during the same period last year.
During the first six months of 2022, the number of Russians arriving at the Egyptian tourist destination was very small, due to the repercussions of the Russian-Ukrainian war that broke out in February last year.
Although the increase in the number of Russian tourists during the 6 months of 2023 amounted to about 100% compared to the same period last year, Egypt aims to achieve a significant increase in tourist traffic coming to Egypt from Russia during the second half of the current year, especially during the months of October and November. And December.
These percentages are still far from what Egyptian tourism targets.
The percentage of increase in tourist traffic coming from China to Egypt during the first six months of 2023, for example, was about 300%, compared to the same period in 2022, but in terms of the number of tourists, it appears to be less than the target, as they visited Egypt during the middle of the year. The first of this year, there were only about 90,000 Chinese tourists.