Not only Turkey is counting on European markets as a substitute for Russian tourists. According to the Egyptian press, Egypt also hopes for an increase in the flow of tourists from the European Union, primarily from Germany. True, the emphasis is rather on excursion destinations that are less popular among Russians and more popular among Germans.
According to Mohamed Farouk, a tourism expert, the state is now trying to promote all Egyptian tourist locations by concluding contracts with international tour operators.
“All signs indicate that in the coming period, the country will witness a large number of tourists, especially in Marsa Alam, Sharm el-Sheikh, Luxor, and Aswan,” he emphasized.
The German contribution is expected to be particularly active in the last two directions. “Germans are the majority of tourists who will come to Egypt in the coming period because Germans are in love with the Egyptian state and its antiquity. They have been the number one tourist in the country for over 20 years,” said Mr. Faruk.
He added that in the provinces of Luxor and Aswan due to this, for the first time, there is a significant increase in the number of tourists in the summer, and the pace is completely different from the past.
He also mentioned the Russian tourist flow in connection with the German one. He noted that there is competition from the Germans for Russian tourists.