Tunisia tourism revenues up 37.7 pct
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TUNIS, May 17 (Xinhua) -- Tourism revenues in Tunisia rose by 37.7 percent to reach 1.2 billion dinars (about 400 million U.S. dollars) from Jan. 1 to May 10, 2019, the tourism and handicrafts ministry announced on Friday.
About 2.4 million tourists have travelled to Tunisia so far in 2019, according to a ministry's statement.
The Arab Maghreb countries ranked first in terms of number of tourists who visited Tunisia during the period, with 1.4 million tourists, up 12.5 percent, including 776,073 Algerians and 642,800 Libyans.
The total number of European tourists rose by 22.2 percent, reaching 512,775, including 244,000 French people and 54,300 Germans. The number of Chinese tourists rose by 11.8 percent to 12,900.
The number of overnight stays increased 17.1 percent to 4.8 million, and the island of Djerba in eastern Tunisia ranked top with 1.1 million overnight stays, added the statement.
According to the ministry, Tunisia seeks to host 9 million tourists in 2019, more than the 8 million in 2018. Enditem
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