Tourist arrivals to Egypt rise 51.1% y-o-y in 2017 : UNWTO report

Egypt is region’s fastest-growing tourism destination –UN World Tourism Organization. Tourist arrivals to Egypt rose 51.1% y-o-y in 2017 reaching 8.5 mn, up from 5.2 mn a year earlier to make Omm El Donia the Middle East’s fastest-growing tourist destination, according to the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 2018 Tourism Highlights Report. “Visitor numbers rebounded from both traditional markets in Western Europe and emerging markets in Central and Eastern Europe, the Middle East and Asia. Promotional efforts and a return of confidence contributed to this recovery,” the reports says.