Morocco, Tunisia, and Egypt are on their way to report a record tourism year in terms of revenue and arrivals as they all shed Covid-19 dust buoyed by growing demand from tourist emitting markets on Mediterranean destinations. Egypt is expecting some 15 million tourists in total this year although the number of Ukrainian and Russian arrivals plummeted due to the war and sanctions. In Morocco, arrivals by June stood at a six-month record of 6.5 million tourists, up 21% from a year earlier. Tourism generated a hard currency inflow of 41 billion dirhams in the first five months in Morocco, that is 42% up compared to 2019 pre-covid levels. Cash-strapped Tunisia has also reported an improvement in tourism indicators with arrivals reaching 3.2 million in the first five months this year, up 87%.

Source: The North Africa Journal July 29, 2023 18:19 UTC