Minister of Tourism of Egypt: 2015 Should Be Back to Normal

“We didn’t do very well in the first half of 2014 either. In the second half, starting from July up to now, we are moving very well,” says Hisham Zaazou, Egypt’s former Minister of Tourism.

“In the first 3 months of the fiscal year that started this July, ending in September, figures show that we had a 59% upswing in numbers. We are doing much better in revenues too. The latest figures show that the average spending per person, that went down from USD 85 per night to USD 62 until very recently, has slowly climbed back to about USD 80 per person, per night. We are almost back there. Looking forward to 2015, (I am knocking on wood), if we move the way we are moving, we will be back to normal by the end of the year. In 2016, we foresee a higher level of business for Egypt.”

Interviews with Egypt’s former Minister of Tourism: Egypt’s Minister of Tourism, Hisham Zaazou: “Viva Egypt”