Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Khaled El-Enany said on Wednesday during a seminar held by the Mostaqbal Watan political party, that two million tourists visited Egypt in the first five months of 2021, With an average of 400,000 tourists visiting Egypt per month, which is an indication that the Tourism industry is getting back to normalcy after badly hit by the year-long pandemic.
“Egypt is keen on maintaining safety precautions to protect visitors from the virus,” the Minister added, as earlier in June Ministry of Health announced that Egypt has fully vaccinated staff in key resorts and hotels in the Red Sea and South Sinai governorates to prepare to receive tourists in the summer
The vaccine is also available in medical units, mobile medical clinics, and medical centers inside hotels to ensure full vaccination of all new visitors and staff, and is provided to foreign residents in Egypt upon their request.
Tourism is a big revenue generator for Egypt, reaching $13 billion in 2019, Egypt joined a list of 100 nations around the world in June 2020, after it received the ‘Safe Travels’ stamp from the World Travel and Tourism Council due to its effective adoption of a wide range of hygiene and safety measures to curb the spread of the virus in line with the recommendations of the World Health Organisation (WHO).
Travelers must have to carry a negative COVID-19 PCR test certificate from their country issued up to 72 or 96 hours prior to the time of departure before traveling to Egypt.
