Egypt’s skyrocketing tourism bookings help drive tourism growth in Africa

Egypt’s 134% increase in guest bookings over 2017-2018 is helping to drive the growth of tourism in Africa, Euromonitor International said in itsreport on travel megatrends (paywall) on Tuesday. Egypt’s 8 mn tourist arrivals from last year still pale in comparison to the 14 mn recorded in 2010, the Associated Press reminds us. Other African tourism markets picking up steam include Kenya and South Africa, both of which recorded a 60% increase in guest bookings, and Morocco (up 50%). Worldwide, Euromonitor expects travelers to make a total of 1.4 bn trips this year, with China set to overtake France as the world’s number one travel destination by 2030.