Friday, August 15, 2014

Saudi Egyptian tourism rates exceed 279%

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Data confirmed the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics, the return of the Egyptian Arab tourism to Egypt, up 16% compared to the month of July last year.

The Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou: Egypt has seen a great return for the movement of Arab tourist during the current year, pointing to a rise in the number of Saudi tourists to 29,500 tourists, an increase of 279%, pointing out that the cities of Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada and Cairo from more Egyptian cities that received the delegations tourist Arab during the past months he said, adding that the promotional campaigns recent launched by the ministry, in addition to the stability of the security situation, all contributed to invite Arab tourists to enjoy tourism in Egypt, especially beach tourism, he said, «indicators and statistics issued during the month of July confirms the return of Arab tourism to Egypt strongly, up 16% compared to the month of July last year.

He explained Zazoa that the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia at the forefront of the order of movement of Arab tourist during the current month, when he offered them 29,500 tourists, an increase of 279%, and the feet of Kuwait during this month, 7290, up 270%, and Egypt received 3936 tourists Emirati increase 304%, and Bahrain feet in 2102 tourists an increase of 113% for the month of July last year. The minister pointed out that the average increase in the movement of Arab tourism during the first half of the current year is estimated to 45%, and said: There is a special significance in the Arab tourist being spent the most and the most in the length of stay, and apply the ministry promotional strategy to increase the number of arrivals from Arab tourists, and explained that the ministry launched A few months ago a campaign «and Hactona», which was launched a few months ago, and included a shuttle visits to Arab countries, especially the Gulf countries and the signing of a series of agreements and cooperation with the airlines that serve between Arab countries and Egypt as well as the National Company (Egypt Air).

And launched last Tuesday in the Egyptian capital Cairo events convoy «Tourist Information Arab seventh» with the participation of 25 journalists and media workers from six countries representing the GCC countries, and aims convoy, which lasts six days to see the tourism potential of the Great enjoyed by Egypt, especially monuments, heritage and tourism beach. The program aims convoys media tourism, organized by the Arab Center for Media Tourism since 2011 to highlight the tourist destinations of Arab and featured unique to the Arab world and the world, and the longer this convoy is the seventh in the Arab world after a visit to Qatar, Dubai, Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah, Sudan and Jordan and Egypt, said Hussein immune head of the Arab Center for Media tourism organized the convoy: the convoy aims to highlight the tourist attractions the Great in Egypt, and include visiting historical monuments and archaeological sites in Cairo, and tours in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh, and South Sinai.

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