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Israeli reports revealed that Israel lost millions of tourists due to the war on Gaza, and that the countries of the Middle East are the primary beneficiaries of this.
Under the headline: “Tourists have begun to return to the Middle East, but not to Israel,” the Israeli economic newspaper “The Marker” said that international tourism companies announced an increase in bookings for countries such as Egypt and Jordan, while Israel did not receive any tourist groups.
The Hebrew newspaper said that flight reservations to Jordan, Tunisia and Egypt jumped by more than 100%.
The newspaper's report confirmed that the tourism industry coming to Israel is still devastated by the war in Gaza, but tourists have gradually begun to return to some other countries in the Middle East, despite the ongoing fighting.
The Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Ahmed Issa, had announced that Egypt received 14.906 million tourists in 2023, and that the last quarter of the year witnessed a growth of 8 percent compared to the same period in 2022. During his
presentation, the minister pointed to the efforts made to add new tourist destinations and activities, and increase... Numbers of hotel rooms of various categories, in addition to the efforts made in cooperation with the relevant authorities regarding air transportation, as well as providing more facilities regarding obtaining tourist visas, noting that the efforts also included working to diversify the mechanisms for promoting Egyptian tourist destinations, as well as interest In new markets and encouraging Arab tourism.
During the presentation, the Minister of Tourism noted that various measures and steps have been taken that would stimulate this vital sector, explaining that despite the various challenges, the year 2023 witnessed the achievement of record numbers for the volume of incoming tourism to Egypt, as the number of tourists during the year recorded 14.906 million. Tourist, pointing out that the record number of tourism arrivals to Egypt in 2010 was 14.731 million tourists.
He added: “The last quarter of 2023 witnessed a large demand for tourism, which is the second in history, as 3.6 million tourists arrived in Egypt, an increase of about 8 percent compared to the same period in 2022, and a decrease of 600,000 tourists from the plan.” Because of the war on Gaza.” The Minister of Tourism pointed to the efforts made within the framework of doubling the available aviation capacity, leading to a tripling of availability until 2028, explaining from 2022 to 698,779 seats in October 2023.
Source: Israeli media.