Tunisia remains a favorite destination for Algerian tourists, who top the list of foreign visitors coming to the country.
Algerian tourists are highly valued in Tunisia for their spending habits, unlike many other visitors, particularly Europeans.
The shared language, history, and traditions between Algerians and Tunisians play a key role in this preference, along with Tunisia’s diverse tourism offering that meets various expectations.
Between January 1 and August 18, 2025, a total of 738,652 Algerian tourists crossed into Tunisia. This marks a 13.35% increase compared to the same period in 2024, when about 651,000 Algerians made the same trip.
The peak was recorded in the second half of August, especially between August 15 and 18. On August 15 alone, 9,864 entries were registered at a single border crossing, a record that highlights the importance of tourist flows from Algeria.
Several factors explain this strong influx: the ease of traveling by land without cumbersome procedures, Tunisia’s diverse tourism offer, and the recent increase of Algeria’s travel allowance to €750.
This amount is considered sufficient for many families to afford comfortable yet accessible holidays.
The Tabarka–Ain Draham tourist zone has seen significant crowds of both local and foreign tourists, especially Algerians.
The same trend applies to border posts at Melloula (Tabarka delegation), Babouch (Ain Draham), and Jelil (Ghardimaou). Hotel bookings reached their peak around New Year’s Eve.
Large-scale promotional campaigns
The Ministry of Tourism has committed to improving Tunisia’s brand image among tourists, diversifying its offerings, and enhancing service quality.
In this context, many promotional campaigns have been launched in several countries, especially Algeria, which remains a very loyal market for Tunisia.
These campaigns have focused on introducing a set of measures, particularly improving the reception of Algerian tourists arriving by both land and air.
Tunisia has become almost a “pilgrimage” destination for Algerians heading to beach resorts such as Nabeul, Hammamet, Sousse, and Djerba, despite occasional shortcomings in hotel services and reception staff, who sometimes prioritize foreign guests from other countries. Rising hotel prices have also put some stays out of reach for many families.
If there is one sector where Tunisian-Algerian relations are especially strong, it is tourism. The enthusiasm for Tunisia continues to grow, as the country remains Algerians’ favorite destination, offering good value for money and a wide variety of tourism products.
It is clear that the tourism sector is on track to reach new heights, aiming to match its record levels from the past.
Indicators are turning positive, though they have not yet reached the benchmark year of 2010, when 6.9 million foreign tourists chose Tunisia.
