A new railway ticket payment system will be introduced in Egypt. The Minister of Transport of Egypt Kamil al-Wazir told this on the MBC TV channel.
According to the official, train tickets will be sold to foreign citizens only for dollars or euros.
“Starting from January, new directives will be in effect – train tickets will be sold to foreigners only for dollars or euros,” the minister said.
Al-Wazir explained that such a measure is because tourists often turn to money changers on the “black market”. At the same time, the country does not have enough foreign currency, including the purchase of new trains.