Egypt to attract about 7.5mln tourists in 2022: UNWTO Economic Advsier

Egypt to attract about 7.5mln tourists in 2022: UNWTO Economic Advsier

He continued that in 2023, the percentage is expected to improve to 82%, then 97% in 2024, and fully recover by 2025 with an expected 1.5bn international tourists.

Al-Batouty mentioned that recovery paths would vary across destinations, expecting that some will witness faster recovery rates than others.

“It is worth noting that international travel from North America showed improvement in 2021, as international flights increased by 15% y-o-y. The US also rose to become the largest market for outbound travel in the world in 2021.”

“In 2022, flights departing from North America are expected to reach 69% of 2019 levels before fully recovering by 2024 — 102% of 2019 levels — before other regions,” he added.

Al-Batouty also mentioned that it is expected that during the current year, the number of international departures from European countries will reach 69% of 2019 divs, and with the rebuilding of travel confidence, the intra-European market is expected to benefit, driven by preferences for short-distance travel. However, the revival in travel movement must deal with inflation, the rising cost of living, and the war in Ukraine.

He expects that by 2025, international flights are expected to reach 98% of 2019 levels if the war does not spread geographically beyond