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North African tourism hinges on stability in Europe and at home in 2023

PRO: Will tourism revenues make a comeback in North Africa in 2023? Here's what we're expecting. (access with one-week free trial)

A tourist swims in a swimming pool at a hotel in Tunisia's resort town of Hammamet, about 66 kilometres south of the capital Tunis, on October 7, 2021. - The October sun warms the sands of Hammamet beach on the Tunisian coast, but the coronavirus pandemic still casts a shadow, and visitors are few on the ground. After two ruined seasons in a row, operators in Tunisia are licking their wounds and hoping the lifting of travel restrictions will spell better days. (Photo by ANIS MILI / AFP) (Photo by ANIS MILI/
To:

Al-Monitor Pro Members

From:

Francisco Serrano

Journalist and analyst specialized in North Africa

Date:

Jan. 19, 2023

Bottom Line:

After successive years of lockdowns and transport disruptions, the current winter is the first, since the start of the Covid-19 pandemic, in which Morocco, Tunisia and Egypt’s tourism sectors are not bogged down by travel restrictions. Ideally, this would make 2023 the year in which tourism in North Africa returns to pre-pandemic levels. But recession in Europe, social unrest or security threats in any of these countries could push tourism sector revenues below expectations.

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