Tourism down 30.7% in December: CAPMAS

The number of tourists arriving in Egypt registered a 30.7% year on year decline in December the Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) announced in its monthly report.

The number of tourists arriving in December totaled 677,649, slightly higher than the 672,878 registered the preceding month. In December and November 2012, the number of tourists visiting Egypt was 978,259 and 1,102,684 respectively.

“The United States and Europe are still reserved about sending their tourists to Egypt,” Tharwat Al-Agami, the president of Federation of Chambers of Tourism in Luxor said.

Al-Agami added that some improvement is expected in the sector following presidential elections, which he said would bring about stability.