Egypt's tourist numbers grew by 15.8 percent this July compared to last, according to the latest report from Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) on Wednesday.
The bulletin reported that the total number of tourists visiting Egypt in July 2014 reached 886,000 up from 765,000 in July 2013.
Eastern Europe provided the majority at about 47 percent of July's tourists, followed by Western Europe at 32 percent and the Middle East at 12 percent.
Despite the rise in volumes, total tourist stays plunged 16 percent to reach 6.6 million in July 2014, compared to 6.8 million nights in the same month last year.
Tourist numbers are still well below 2010 levels, Egyptian tourism’s peak year according to officials, when visitors hit approximately 1.3 million.
But Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou also said that Egypt tourism could fully recover by the end of 2015 if current levels of stability persist.
Egypt's tourism revenues declined to $5.9 billion in 2013, compared to $10 billion in 2012 and $8.8 billion in 2011. Revenues reached their peak in 2010, standing at $12.5 billion, according to data released by the Ministry of Tourism.
