6.5M
Visitors to the Grand Egyptian Museum since opening
Reported in September, less than a year after the museum opened to the public on 4 November 2025.
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~19M
Visitors to Egypt in 2025
Up 21% on 2024. The government's goal is 30 million visitors a year by 2030.
Source · ATTA · 2025
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6m 22s
Totality over Luxor in the 2 August 2027 eclipse
Close to the eclipse's maximum of six minutes and 23 seconds. Luxor hotels and Nile cabins that week will sell early.
52.07
Egyptian pounds per US dollar on 30 September
Up from 47.70 on 1 January, so a dollar buys about 9% more pounds. Urban inflation was 14.5% in August.
Source · Pound Sterling Live · 2026
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+13.4%
Airline seats to Egypt, September 2026
Seat growth comes as the Grand Egyptian Museum draws demand and new Nile ships arrive.
Source · OAG · Sep 2026
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6m 23s
Maximum totality, 2 August 2027 solar eclipse (Egypt)
The longest totality of the eclipse falls in Egypt, and Luxor lies in the path, according to Astronomy magazine.
Source · Astronomy
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£849
BA lead return fare, Gatwick to Tanzania, incl. taxes
Lead World Traveller fare with hand baggage. Flights run three times weekly, 29 May to 31 October 2027.
US$44
Tanzania mandatory inbound insurance, per adult
Required from 1 Oct 2026 for mainland arrivals via the National Insurance Corporation; children 3–17 pay US$22, under-3s free. Valid up to 92 days.
Source · ATTA
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19.8M
Morocco international arrivals, 2025
Up 14% on 2024. First-half 2026 arrivals were about 9.4 million, up 6% year on year.
Source · TradeArabia via Zawya
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