The Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Memdouh Beltajeh, stated that the local tourism sector has recorded a tangible improvement in the past two weeks, reported Al-Hayat . The minister described this improvement as the beginning of the sector’s gradual future recovery after the crisis it encountered following September 11. Operating hotels in Egypt reported an average 61 percent occupancy ratio over the past two weeks compared with 66 percent in the corresponding period of the previous year. — (menareport.com)
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