Egypt Continues to Experience Double-Digit Growth in U.S. Tourism
JUNE 21, 2006. Americans continue to visit Egypt in numbers not seen since record setting 2000. The trend continued in May 2006 when 18,935 Americans visited Egypt, a 16.3% increase over the same period in 2005.
Egypt has continued to experience double-digit growth, over 2005, from American tourists. In 2006, 98,388 Americans have visited Egypt, an extraordinary increase of 20.9% over last year's 81,398 for the same period.
"We continue to see great growth from the United States as Americans rediscover the wonders of Egypt, from the Great Sphinx to the spectacular beaches in Sharm El-Sheikh," said Mr. Ayden Nour, Consul - Director, USA & Latin America of the Egyptian Tourist Authority.
He noted that American interest in Egypt is high, as three exhibits travel across the U.S. Leading the way is the King Tutankhamun touring exhibit, "Tutankhamun & The Golden Age of the Pharaohs," which is expected to attract record-setting numbers for the Field Museum in Chicago. "Hatshepsut: From Queen to Pharaoh" is now open at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. "The Quest for Immortality: Treasures of Ancient Egypt" opened this month at the Frist Museum of Visual Arts in Nashville.
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