
Over 90% of inbound visitors in Egypt are beach tourists: ECSS
The study said that Egypt has attractive beach activities, in addition to yachting, diving, and fishing activities. It continued that the tourism sector contributes about 11.9% of Egypt’s gross domestic product (GDP), and absorbs about 12.6% of the total employment. In addition Egypt`s tourism sector contributes to about 21% of the total non-commodity exports, and 19.3% of foreign exchange earnings, mentioning the sector growth rate reached 16.5% in 2019 before it was affected by the Corona pandemic.