Egypt pins hopes on tourism recovery

Nation aims to attract 30 million foreign visitors in next five years

CAIRO - Egypt hopes to witness a strong recovery in its tourism sector in 2012 by improving services and infrastructure while attracting visitors from more diverse parts of the globe, a top tourism official said.

Egyptian Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel-Nour told China Daily in an exclusive interview that he is confident about the revival of Egypt's tourism sector, as it still has strong competitive advantages and the domestic political situation is improving.