Investor Presentaiton
Tourism Sector
Highly strategic for sustainable economic growth aided by positive publicity.
Breakdown of Arrivals by Region of Origin | 2012
Asia Pacific
North America
3.7%
4.2%.
Africa_
4.3%
Middle East
17.0%
Europe
70.8%
Source: Ministry of Tourism
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11.5 million tourists visited Egypt in 2012 down from
14.7 million in 2010
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Reduced room rates facilitating current revival
Egypt accounts for:
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25% of tourist arrivals in MENA
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33% of tourist arrivals in Africa
The Egyptian Tourism Sector:
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The 2nd largest hard currency earner - USD 9.9
billion in 2012
Represents c. 50% of all service export receipts
Employs 4 million workers, 12.6% of total workforce
Contributes around 12% to GDP growth
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Investor Presentation 2012
ERC
Egyptian Pesorts CompanyView entire presentation