Cairo – Mubasher: UK-based travel agent Thomas Cook Retail Limited is looking to bring 500,000 tourists to Egypt this year.
The number of tourists visiting the North African nation through the British company rose to hit 50% in the first half of 2018, as compared with last year, Moudy El Shaer, vice chairman of Blue Sky, Thomas Cook's agent in Egypt, said.
He noted that the company aims to keep the rate unchanged until the end of 2018.
The travel agent has boosted the number of its flights to Egypt, including flights to Sharm El-Sheikh from Germany, El Shaer highlighted.
The number of tourists who visited the Arab world's most populous country during the first 11 months of 2017 rose 55% year-on-year, according to CEO of the Tourism Development Authority Hisham El Demery.
The International Monetary fund previously forecast Egypt’s tourism revenues to grow by 25.7% in fiscal year 2017/2018.
