Egypt added 28 more countries that could obtain an electronic tourist visa through the newly-launched e-visa portal.

Thus, the total number of countries that could benefit from the e-visa service rose to 74. This is part of the country’s sustained efforts to promote tourism.

This was announced at a cabinet meeting on Monday, under Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly.

During the meeting, the premier directed to develop a domestic air connectivity stimulus program linking the coastal cities with the Upper Egyptian governorates and the Nile Valley to provide an integrated Egyptian product that includes beaches and monuments.

He also asserted the state's keenness to promote the tourism sector in a way that increases the tourist influx to Egypt's tourist attractions.

The meeting was attended by Tourism Minister Khaled El-Anany, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, Local Development Minister Mahmoud Shaarawi, Health Minister Hala Zayed, Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar, as well as Director of the Military Museums Department Major General Abdel-Khaleq Abdel-Hamid, Assistant Interior Minister for the Tourism and Antiquities Sector Ayman Shaker, President of the General Federation of Egyptian Chambers of Commerce Ahmed El-Wasif, and other officials.