Tunisia is eagerly awaiting the next summer season. Determined to revive its tourism sector, which has suffered greatly in recent years between political and health crises, the country is now very optimistic. The resumption of tourist activity is eagerly awaited by professionals such as the Tunisian government because it is the key to their economic health.
The end of the pandemic which is slowly looming contributes to these promises of rebirth since France and other European countries have classified Tunisia in the “green” list of countries that are no longer at risk from a health point of view.
On April 13, the Minister of Tourism of Tunisia, Mohamed Moez Belhassine, spoke in L’Echo Touristique by putting forward promising figures: this year he hopes to reach 50 to 60% of the figures recorded in 2019 and welcome more than 500,000 travelers from France. An ambitious goal, but one that the Maghreb country intends to achieve to restore its reputation as an attractive place where it is good to travel.
Tunisia: the revival of tourism relies on French travelers
Invited to the morning radio program of Shems FM, this Monday, April 25, the Tunisian minister mentioned a government meeting in the presence of players in the sector, in particular the FTRT, Tunisian Federation of Tourist Restaurants.
According to the Tunisian site businessnews.com, Mohamed Moez Belhassine has renewed his ambitions for the tourism sector Knowing that the Tunisia destination is very popular in France, Italy, and Germany, health, safety, and environmental measures have been taken to facilitate the arrival of tourists while diversifying their offers. The Tunisian webjournal reports that the sector’s revenues are up 50% if we compare the figures for April 2021 and April 2022, according to the minister’s statements.
Price of plane tickets to Tunisia and reception at Tunis airport
However, certain parameters may compromise the arrival of the long-awaited wave of French tourists that Tunisia wishes to attract to its territory. Mohamed Moez Belhassine returned in particular to the problem which arises at Tunis Carthage airport and which risks slowing down travelers.
“Infrastructure is a major issue at the airport, especially during peak periods,” reports businessnews.com. In addition to these logistical concerns, the price of tickets departing from France will weigh in the balance and may favor Morocco as an alternative destination. Remember that some Paris / Djerba trips cost 800 euros, the supply of France / Tunisia flights being quite poor.
