Foreign tourist arrivals in Tunisia increase significantly in 2023

Tunisia’s tourism sector is booming, with a remarkable 62.4% increase in foreign tourist arrivals in the first eight months of this year, the Ministry of Tourism said on Friday. According to the Ministry, between January and August this year, the total number of tourists reached 6.23 million. This remarkable growth can be attributed to a substantial increase in the number of French (up 23%), German (up 66.3%), Italian (up 25.9%) and Swiss (up 23.7%) tourists compared to the same period in 2022. In addition, there was a significant increase in…

Tunisia: Djerba Island designated UNESCO World Heritage Site

The United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has officially validated Djerba Island’s application for inclusion on the World Heritage List, at the 45th enlarged session of the World Heritage Committee being held from 10 to 25 September in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, in the presence of Minister of Cultural Affairs, Hayat Ketat Guermazi, and the delegation accompanying her. This was announced by the Ministry of Cultural Affairs in a press release published on its official website on Monday. A team of Tunisian experts from various structures and stakeholders at…