Tourist arrivals in Egypt reached 11.3 mn visitors last year, up from 8.3 mn in 2017, a World Tourism Organization official said, according to the local press. European tourists accounted for the majority of the visitors, with 1.7 mn German tourists leading the charge. A considerable number of visits also came from Ukraine, Britain, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Sudan and Libya.
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