Egypt Announces Measures to Boost Tourism

Egypt Announces Measures to Boost Tourism

As part of an endeavor to boost tourism and secure 30 million visitors annually, Egypt announced on Monday certain measures under the emergency visa system.

The measures give citizens of China and India, and certain segments of the Turkish population, the possibility to obtain a visa upon arrival through one of the Egyptian ports, while allowing citizens of Iran and Israel to enter certain regions of the country with a visa upon arrival, but after coordination with tourism companies.

In a press conference on Monday, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmad Essa said that the new system would allow Chinese citizens to obtain a single-entry visa upon arrival through the various Egyptian ports and airports.

He added that citizens of India will also be allowed to obtain an emergency visa upon arrival, if they have residency in the Gulf countries, or have an entry visa to the United States, Britain, the European Union, Australia or New Zealand.

According to the new facilities, an emergency visa is granted upon arrival to tourists coming from the Arab Maghreb countries (Morocco, Algeria and Tunisia).

As for Israel and Iran, the minister said that their citizens would be allowed to enter certain areas in Egypt, in coordination with