Egypt Continues to Experience Double-Digit Growth in U.S. Tourism in 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 percent 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 percent over last year´s 81,398 for the same period.

According to Egyptian tourism authorities, American interest in Egypt is high, as three exhibits travel across the U.S. Leading the way is the King Tutankhamen touring exhibit, “Tutankhamen & The Golden Age of the Pharaohs,” which is expected to attract record-setting numbers for the Field Museum in Chicago.