All foreign nations have lifted their travel warnings for Egypt, Al-Ahram newspaper reported on Monday, citing Egypt’s minister of tourism, Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour.
It comes as a rare piece of good news for Egypt’s beleaguered tourism industry, badly shaken by January and February’s unrest and continuing concerns over a lack of security.
Visitor numbers were down 46 per cent year-on-year in the first quarter of 2011, according to CAPMAS data released in May.
The US, Japan and Australia – some of the important sources of tourism income for Egypt – have eased their travel warnings but are advising citizens to exercise caution when visiting.
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