Travel and Tourism in Egypt, Key Trends and Opportunities to 2016
- Published: March 2012
Egypt tourism industry is one of the major sectors of the Egypt economy. Egypt is one of the most popular tourist destinations in the Middle-East region. It received 14.7 Million international tourists in 2010, an increase of around 17.6% over the previous year. Russia, UK, Germany, and Italy are the most important destinations for visitors.
According to our latest research report, “Egypt Tourism Sector Analysis”, the inbound and outbound tourism segments have witnessed positive growth in 2010, despite the sluggish growth during the global downturn. Though the current political instability has a significant impact on the country's inbound tourism, the industry is expected to bounce back again in future and regain its lost momentum. The Egypt Government has also adopted various initiatives, such as tourism promotion, branding and positioning of Egypt as a tourism hub, cultural promotion, golden weeks etc, to boost the tourism industry.
The report finds that the outbound travel market is undergoing phenomenal transformation in the country, and also likely to maintain its growth rate. However, inbound tourism will continue to contribute maximum share in revenue
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1. Analyst View
2. Research Methodology
3. Industry Overview
3.1 Middle East Tourism Industry
3.2 Egypt Tourism Industry
4. Why Egypt Tourism Sector is Performing Well?
4.1 Promotional Activities
4.2 Favorable Location and Climatic Conditions
4.3 Rising Young Population: Benefitting Tourism
4.4 Increasing Investment in Tourism Infrastructure
5. Industry Outlook to 2014
5.1 International Tourist Arrivals
5.1.1 By Region
5.1.2 By Top Tourist Generating Countries
5.1.3 By Mode of Travel
5.2 Receipts - From Inbound Tourists
5.3 Outbound Tourism
5.4 Expenditure - By Outbound Tourists
6. Hotel Industry
7. Aviation Industry
7.1 Government Programs
8. Industry Analysis
8.1 Potential Growth Areas
8.1.1 Employment Opportunities
8.1.2 Untapped Domestic Tourism Market
8.1.3 Promoting MICE Tourism in India
8.1.4 Eco tourism
8.1.5 Non-traditional Tourism
8.1.6 Travel & Tourism: Catalyst for Related Industries
8.2 Growth Hurdles
8.2.1 Political Turmoil Hampering Tourism Industry
8.2.2 Global Financial Crisis Impacted Egypt Tourism
8.2.3 Saturating Traditional Tourism Market
9. Key Players
9.1 Hotels
9.1.1 Accor Hotel Group
9.1.2 Marriott International, Inc.
9.1.3 Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
9.1.4 Hilton Hotels Corporation
9.1.5 Four Seasons
9.2 Airlines
9.2.1 EgyptAir Holding Company
9.2.2 Air Arabia Egypt
9.2.3 Midwest Airlines
List of Tables
Table 3-1: Middle East - International Tourist Arrivals to Major Destinations (‘000), 2009 & 2010
Table 4-1: Population Breakup by Age Group (%), 2009-2014
Table 5-1: International Tourist Arrivals by Region (‘000), 2006-2010
Table 5-2: International Tourist Arrivals by Mode of Transport (‘000), 2006-2010
Table 6-1: Number of Hotels & Hotel Rooms by Major Governorates (2009)
Table 8-1: Share of Total Domestic Tourists to Major Destinations
Table 8-2: Major Infrastructure Projects Announced in 2010
List of Charts
Figure 3-1: Middle East - International Tourist Arrivals (Million), 2008-2010
Figure 3-2: Real GDP Change (%), 2009-2012
Figure 4-1: FDI in Tourism Industry (Million US$), FY 2008 to FY 2010
Figure 4-2: Capital Investment in Travel & Tourism Industry (Billion US$), 2010-2014
Figure 5-1: International Tourist Arrivals (Million), 2009-2014
Figure 5-2: International Tourist Arrivals by Country (%), 2010
Figure 5-3: International Tourism Receipts (Billion US$), 2009-2014
Figure 5-4: International Tourist Departures (Million), 2009-2014
Figure 5-5: Outbound Tourism Expenditure (Million US$), 2009-2014
Figure 6-1: Number of Hotels (2007-2009)
Figure 6-2: Number of Hotel Rooms (‘000), 2007-2009
Figure 8-1: Number of Jobs Created by Travel & Tourism Industry (‘000), 2011 & 2021
Figure 8-2: Per Head Personal Disposable Income (US$), 2010-2014
- Accor Hotel Group
- Marriott International, Inc.
- Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide
- Hilton Hotels Corporation
- Four Seasons
- EgyptAir Holding Company
- Air Arabia Egypt
- Midwest Airlines
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