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02-04-2025
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Tunisia: Tourism revenues up by 5% in Q1 2025
Tunisian tourism revenues rose by 5% in the first quarter of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, according to the latest statistics published by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT). These figures show that revenues in the sector reached 1,210.6 million dinars (MD) on March 20, 2025, compared with 1,152.8 MD a year earlier. Minister of Tourism, Sofiane Tekaya, previously told TAP news agency that Tunisia could welcome more than 11 million tourists in 2025, compared with 10.25 million in 2024. He announced an extensive program of beach, medical, cultural and ecological tourism for the coming season. The Ministry is also seeking to diversify its outbound markets, targeting in particular the Czech Republic, China and Spain. An agreement has been signed with the Czech Republic to open direct flights from April 2025.
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13-02-2025
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Tunisia aims to attract 30,000 Chinese tourists in 2025, says Tourism Minister
Tunisia is working to attract 30,000 Chinese tourists during the current year, Tourism Minister Sofiane Tekaya announced. The Minister said the country welcomed 24,000 Chinese tourists in 2024. On the sidelines of a working visit to the Higher Institute of Tourism and Hospitality Studies in Sidi Dhrif, the minister stated that his department is coordinating with the Ministry of Transport to launch a direct flight route between Tunisia and China, operated by Tunisair and other foreign airlines, to further promote Tunisia as a tourist destination, according to media reports.
