Egypt is anticipating one million Chinese tourists by the end of 2018 on account of China's effort to boost tourism to locations associated with ancient civilisations, said Atef Abdel Latif, head of the Travelers Association. The Egyptian government has also been promoting its cultural heritage sites in China and encouraging more foreign visitors to visit Egypt, he said. Latif called on Egyptian airlines to make provisions for routes to countries with high tourist demand to ensure visitors aren't lost to foreign flight services.
Egypt is anticipating one million Chinese tourists by the end of 2018 on account of China's effort to boost tourism to locations associated with ancient civilisations, said Atef Abdel Latif, head of the Travelers Association. The influx of tourists from China, as well as countries including Japan and India, is expected to regenerate archaeological tourism in Aswan and Luxor, and go some way to offsetting the decrease in visitors from Britain, Russia and Italy. Latif called on Egyptian airlines to make provisions for routes to countries with high tourist demand to ensure visitors aren't lost to foreign flight services.