Winter in Egypt: A cold season for tourism

Winter in Egypt: A cold season for tourism

Egypt may see its worst tourism season for years this winter if reservations continue at their present rate, with bookings from Eastern Europe at the moment providing the only ray of light.

Due to increasing numbers of infections with the coronavirus in many countries and enforced lockdowns, many "previous reservations have been cancelled. Save for the Eastern European countries such as Belarus and Ukraine, we haven't received booking requests from Europe,“ said Karim Mohsen, a member of the steering committee of the Egyptian Tourism Companies Chamber and a tour operator.

Increasing numbers of coronavirus infections have led a number of countries to apply a nighttime curfew, including France. More countries are likely to follow suit.

In August, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) estimated that Egypt's tourism revenues would