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Tourist bookings in Egypt during the Christmas and New Years vacation is up 20% this year compared to 2018, unnamed tourism investors tell Al Shorouk<\/a>. Occupancy rates are expected to reach 90-100% in several destinations on the Red Sea, 80% in Cairo, and over 50% in Alexandria. Tourism Minister Rania Al Mashat had said last month<\/a> that Egypt\u2019s overall tourist arrivals are expected to hit pre-revolution levels by the end of the year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Tourist bookings in Egypt during the Christmas and New Years vacation is up 20% this year compared to 2018, unnamed tourism investors tell Al Shorouk. Occupancy rates are expected to reach 90-100% in several destinations on the Red Sea, 80% in Cairo, and over 50% in Alexandria. 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