Egypt’s tourism revenues reached USD 1.6 bn in 1Q2017, up from USD 1.5 bn during the same period last year, an unnamed Tourism Ministry official tells Ahram Online. According to the source, tourist arrivals during the quarter hovered around 1.7 mn, compared to 1.2 mn during the same period last year. Ukrainian tourism jumped 138% year-on-year, with some 226k visitors to Egypt during the first three months of 2017. Arrivals from Germany were up 35%, while 16% more Brits visited compared to the same period last year.

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