Tourism in Eritrea

Tourism in Eritrea

Tourism in Eritrea made up 2% of the country's economy up to 1997. After 1998, revenues from tourism fell to one quarter of 1997 levels. In 2006 it made up less than 1% of the country's GDP. The World Tourism Organization calculated that the country's international tourism receipts in 2002 were just US$ 73 million. [http://lcweb2.loc.gov/frd/cs/profiles/Eritrea.pdf Country Profile: Eritrea] September 2005, Library of Congress] The government has started a twenty year plan to develop the country's tourist industry. However, the development of tourism is hampered by drought, political instability, and war. [http://www.euromonitor.com/Travel_And_Tourism_in_Eritrea Travel and Tourism in Eritrea,] Euromonitor]

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