14 February 2006 Egypt's popularity soars
Egypt witnessed a steep increase in the number of British tourists visiting the country last year, official figures reveal.
A total of 837,950 British travellers went to Egypt in 2005, 53 per cent more than the previous year. The number of holidaymakers last month rose by nearly 48 per cent to 78,005, compared with January 2004.
The Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) is aiming to increase overall numbers for 2006 by ten per cent after the total number of visitors in 2005 rose to a record 8.6 million.
The organisation claims that the figures are proof that the country's tourist industry was not damaged by bomb attacks at the Red Sea resort of Sharm El Sheikh last year. The number of Americans visiting the country also rose by 15 per cent in 2005 to 177,113.
Egyptian tourism minister HE Zoheir Garranah intends to boost visitor arrival numbers to 16 million by 2014 by encouraging new destinations to open, particularly along the Red Sea and Mediterranean coastlines, improving existing facilities, launching new promotional campaigns and introducing new products.
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry is launching a new National Tourism Awareness Campaign, which aims to improve understanding in the country about the importance of its tourism market. 
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