Travel Health: News Item: EGYPT
Egypt tourism revenue shows slight dip in 2009
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Date: Mon, 8 Feb 2010 17:44:41 +0100 (MET)CAIRO, Feb 8, 2010 (AFP) - Egyptian Tourism Minister Zoheir Garana said on Monday that tourism revenue dipped by two percent in 2009, despite a global financial crisis that was expected to hit the country's lucrative industry.Revenue from the tourism industry, a main source of foreign currency for Egypt, fell by 2.1 percent to 10.76 billion dollars, Garana said in statements carried by the official MENA news agency. "This is a good achievement by all measures for Egyptian tourism (in spite of) the financial crisis and the spread of swine flu," Garana said.Around 12.5 million tourists visited the country in 2009, including more than two million from Russia. Egypt aims to attract 14 million tourists and bring in revenues of 11.5 billion dollars in 2010, Garana said.
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