Egypt witnesses huge increase in numbers of Swiss tourists

CAIRO – 21 September 2017: In a recent report under the title "Swiss tourism returns to Egypt," Swiss newspaper Blick confirmed that tourists are no longer worried about the security situation in Egypt. This resulted in a remarkable increase in the number of Swiss tourists visiting Egypt, according to a Wednesday statement by the Ministry of Tourism.

The report stands as a solid proof of the successful efforts exerted by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism in cooperation with the rest of the government's ministries and departments in encouraging tourism to the country through cheap flights to the country and marketing campaigns.

The report added that the flight booking rates to Egypt through the Swiss company Hotelplan, which is one of the biggest travel agencies in Switzerland, has increased by 26 percent in comparison to last year. Moreover, it is expected that booking rates will increase during the fall season because of Egypt's moderate climate that time of the year. The spokesman of Hotelplan pointed out that the decrease in terrorist acts in Egypt reassured tourists that the security situation is better.

That is in addition to the flight booking rates through the travel agency TUI Suisse, which has increased by 60 percent compared to the same time last year. This motivated the company to increase the number of flights from Zurich to Hurghada by the beginning of October. The travel agency Kuoni as well has decided to increase the number of flights to Hurghada and Marsa Alam during the fall because of the increase of the flight booking rates to Egypt in the upcoming period.