Cairo was the world’s fastest-growing tourism destination in 2017

Cairo was the world’s fastest-growing tourist destination in 2017, witnessing a 34.4% y-o-y growth in tourism and travel GDP, according to the World Travel and Tourism Council’s annual report (pdf). China’s Macu came in second place (14.2%), followed by Istanbul (13.1%), and Dublin (11.5%). The report attributes the growth to “improved political stability.”