Number of tourists up by 32.9% y-o-y in May

The tourism industry’s revival continued in May with the number of tourists visiting Egypt in May increasing 32.9% year-on-year, according to a CAPMAS report picked by Youm7. The number of nights tourists spent in Egypt increased by 145.8% y-o-y in May to 5.9 mn nights, up from 2.4 mn during the same month last year. Hotel occupancy rates also rose to 45.2% in April 2017, compared to 20% in April last year.