Figures from research firm Euromonitor International show that arrivals to Egypt have dropped by 46% year-on-year and these numbers are likely to be further affected by the crash of Egyptair MS804 flight on May 19.
Meanwhile Tunisia visitors have fallen by 18.7% in 2016 on top of a 25% plunge in arrivals last year – the British Foreign Office is continuing to advise against all non-essential travel to the country.
The major eastern Mediterranean destinations are also suffering: Turkey has seen numbers fall by 9.9% compared to 2015 and Greece arrivals have dropped by 11% so far this year, after recording a 7% rise in numbers for the same period in 2015.
Egypt and Tunisia suffer tourism slump
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Rob Gill
31 May 2016
Egypt and Tunisia have seen huge slumps in tourism arrivals so far this year, as both destinations continue to reel from safety fears.
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