Egypt looks for upsurge in tourists from sanctions-hit Russia
Cairo and Moscow are holding talks to allow the Russian payment system MIR in Red Sea resorts.
The Egyptian tourism sector looks to rebound from the impact of the Ukraine war amid talks between Egypt and Russia to apply the Russian payment system MIR in Egyptian resorts.
On June 8, head of the Russian Agency for Tourism (Rostourism) Zarina Doguzova held talks with Egyptian Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Anany to discuss increasing the number of flights between Russia and Egypt.
Discussions between the two sides also dwelt on the possibility of using MIR cards by Russian tourists at Egypt’s Red Sea resorts.
“Egypt is one of the most preferred tourist destinations for Russians to spend their vacations,” Doguzova said in a post on her Telegram channel.
