President of the Tunisian Federation of Travel Agencies (FTAV), Ahmed Bettaieb, announced in an exclusive statement made Monday to AfricanManager, that the summer tourist season for this year, looks good given that 8% of the number of arrivals was recorded in May 2024.
Bettaieb pointed out that despite the shortcomings, there has been significant progress in Tunisia’s tourism sector.
Tourism revenues in Tunisia recorded a significant increase in the first five months of 2024, reaching 2.1 billion dinars, up 7.8% compared to the same period last year.
This was announced by the Central Bank of Tunisia (BCT) in its financial and monetary indicators published on Thursday.
In addition, workers’ remittances also went up by 4%, from 2.8 billion dinars to almost 3 billion dinars by the end of May 2024.
This positive dynamic was also reflected in net foreign exchange reserves, which rose to almost 23 billion dinars, equivalent to 106 days of imports, as of June 5, 2024, compared to 21.1 billion dinars (91 days of imports) in the same period last year.
