Egypt records 300,000 tourist arrivals in 3 months amid the pandemic

DUBAI: Around 300,000 tourists have arrived in Egypt since the reopening of tourism in the country in July, national daily Egypt Today has reported, citing government data.

“When they ask me, ‘What is the proof that your country is safe for tourists?’ I say that all 300,000 tourists returned their safely, without any infections of COVID-19,” Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anani, who was confident of the country’s efforts to revive the industry, said.