Tourist arrivals have increased some 30% y-o-y so far into the year, Egyptian Travel Agencies Association boss Hossam El Shaer said. Arrivals came in at 11.34 mn visitors in 2018, leading to a 50% y-o-y increase in revenues to USD 11.4 bn throughout the year, up from USD 7.6 bn in 2017.
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