The proposed new King Salman Bridge between Egypt and the Kingdom would likely see Saudi tourists traveling to the country rise by 500 percent. This is according to an Egyptian tourist consultant on the Kingdom and Gulf states, Ahmad Ismael, who said there has already been a rise in the number of Saudi citizens heading to Egypt. A total of 433,000 Saudis visited Egypt in 2015, a 14 percent increase from 2014, he was quoted as saying by a local publication on Friday. He said a campaign has been launched with the hashtag, #thisisegypt# to attract Arab travelers from the Middle East for the summer and Ramadan. Ismael said he was happy with the rise in the number of tourists from the Gulf Cooperation Council. Plans to further boost these figures include easing of visa requirements for expatriates living in the Middle East for at least six months, he was quoted as saying.
