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Hibbing, MN, USA / 93.9 WTBX Apr 25, 2021 4:14 AM CAIRO (Reuters) – Egypt is aiming for tourism revenues of $6 billion-$7 billion in 2021, the deputy tourism minister told Reuters. Tourism revenue, a key source of foreign currency for Egypt, plunged by 70% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism usually accounts for up to 15% of the country’s gross domestic product. The number of tourists visiting Egypt sank to 3.5 million last year from 13.1 million in 2019. Egypt expects to see around 60% of the number of visitors it had in 2019 this year, Ghada Shalaby said. The country ex...

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read CAIRO, April 25 (Reuters) - Egypt is aiming for tourism revenues of $6 billion-$7 billion in 2021, the deputy tourism minister told Reuters. The country expects to attract more than 1 million Russian tourists during the rest of 2021 as direct flights between both countries are set to resume, Ghada Shalaby added. Reporting by Mohamed Sayed; Writing by Nadine Awadalla; Editing by Hugh Lawson

By Reuters Staff 1 Min Read CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt is aiming for tourism revenues of $6 billion-$7 billion in 2021, the deputy tourism minister told Reuters. Tourism revenue, a key source of foreign currency for Egypt, plunged by 70% in 2020 due to the coronavirus pandemic. Tourism usually accounts for up to 15% of the country’s gross domestic product. The number of tourists visiting Egypt sank to 3.5 million last year from 13.1 million in 2019. Egypt expects to see around 60% of the number of visitors it had in 2019 this year, Ghada Shalaby said. The country expects to attract more than 1...