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February 24, 2021 at 2:15 pm | Published in: Africa, News, Tunisia Tunisians and tourists wear masks as a precaution against the Covid-19 pandemic in Soussa, Tunisia on October 05, 2020 [Yassine Gaidi/Anadolu Agency] February 24, 2021 at 2:15 pm The Ministry of Tourism has reported an 80 per cent fall in the number of tourists to Tunisia last year. Only two million people visited the North African country, compared with 9.5 million in 2019. This had a corresponding fall in the revenue from tourism. The sector declined to about 2 billion Tunisian dinars (about $732m) during the past year, c...

Tuesday, 23 February, 2021 - 09:30 The late arrival of vaccines in Tunisia threatens the new tourist season after being severely affected last year. Reuters file photo Asharq Al-Awsat Tunisia's Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts has revealed an 80 percent drop in visitors to Tunisia in 2020, compared to last year. This means that the number of tourist arrivals didn’t exceed 2 million. Tourism revenues reached TND2 billion ($732 million), compared to TND5.6 billion in 2019. In 2019, Tunisia had received a record 9.5 milli...