The Tunisian Ministry of Tourism revealed that its financial revenues increased by 80% to reach 2.4 billion Tunisian dinars (about 750 million dollars) from the beginning of the year until August 20, compared to the same period last year. Despite this rise, it is still far from the numbers recorded during 2019, which became a reference for Tunisian tourism as a result of the records it recorded by 9.5 million tourists and financial revenues in the range of 5 billion Tunisian dinars.
The Tunisian authorities are seeking to raise the value of the tourism sector revenues to 3.5 billion Tunisian dinars by the end of the current tourist season, and thus receive 5.7 million tourists, according to the expectations of the government structures intertwined in the tourism sector. Tunisia is working to restore the same pattern it recorded in 2019 when it received about 9.5 million tourists and provided financial revenues of no less than 5 billion Tunisian dinars, figures that are still far from being achieved.
The Tunisian Ministry of Tourism has set a program for a strong return on the international scene by achieving good results by the end of 2023, this is achieved through financial revenues in the range of 5.7 billion Tunisian dinars, and the reception of 9.5 million tourists, and increasing these revenues to 5.9 billion Tunisian dinars by the end of 2024, while waiting for the arrival of about 9.5 million tourists to Tunisia.
Source (Al-Sharq Al-Awsat Newspaper, Edited)
