Tourist arrivals to Egypt grew by 21% in 2025, with the country welcoming approximately 19 million visitors. This was announced by Egypt's Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
"Egyptian tourism demonstrated exceptional and unprecedented results in 2025, receiving about 19 million tourists, setting a new record. The 21% growth rate compared to 2024 is an achievement that reflects Egypt's growing strength as a tourist destination on the international stage," the statement said.
According to Minister Sherif Fathy's statement, Egypt's tourism performance exceeded the global average growth rate, which the UN World Tourism Organization estimates at 5%. Fathy expressed gratitude to the country's political leadership for supporting the creation of a favorable environment for tourism growth and congratulated the private tourism sector and all ministry employees on the success achieved.
"In 2025, the airports of Cairo, Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Marsa Alam topped the list of airports receiving the highest number of tourists, reflecting the geographical diversity of Egypt's tourist destinations. Throughout 2025, tourist flights [to Egypt] operated from 193 cities worldwide, clear evidence of the expansion of the international aviation network and the growing demand to visit Egypt," the release noted.
In November, the Grand Egyptian Museum, also known as the Giza Museum, which took 20 years to build, opened in Egypt's capital, Cairo. The museum's collection includes over 50,000 artifacts, including items from the tomb of Tutankhamun, discovered in 1922—such as the golden funerary mask of the young pharaoh, his throne, and sarcophagus. The statue of Ramses II, which stood for decades in a central Cairo square, now adorns the museum's main entrance.
In September 2025, Russian Deputy Prime Minister Alexei Overchuk, following a visit by a Russian delegation to Egypt, announced that Moscow would consider Egypt's initiative to expand tourism destinations for Russian citizens.
