The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities of Egypt and the Office of Tourism Development of the Pyramids are trying to advance in the most relevant markets after Russia – primarily Germany and Britain, “previously removing all obstacles to tourist flows from these countries.” This was stated by Rami Fayez, a member of the Board of Directors of the Chamber of Hotel Enterprises of the Red Sea. And tourists from these European countries can indeed become a real replacement, though not entirely, for Russian vacationers who are not yet able to fly to Egypt due to Western sanctions on aircraft.
“In 2019, before the crown virus pandemic, the number of tourists from Germany in Egypt reached 1.2 million. We expect that the development of this market will help compensate for the lack of markets in Russia and Ukraine, “said Rami Fayez. He added that during the spread of the coronavirus, only the Ukrainian market “put” 471 thousand tourists. However, before the closure of Egypt in 2015, the number of Russian tourists in this country was estimated at more than 3 million annually.
The expert added that he expects an increase in the number of British flights to Sharm el-Sheikh and the Red Sea in the future. The Egyptian expert also reported that in the last week the Marsa Alam airport received about 32 planes from the Czech Republic, Germany, Poland, Belgium, Serbia and Italy.
However, in search of a fairly alternative to the Russian market, Egypt is ready to grab any markets – recently mentioned “flights that will fly to Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada, Cairo, Luxor and Aswan in the coming weeks from China, India, Indonesia and Philippines.” However, these are obviously more distant – and questionable prospects. Read the details at this link.