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Egypt's tourist transport fleet grows 29% to 20,500 vehicles in two years
November 3, 2026 at 05:26 PM
The Ministry of Tourism has reported that Egypt's licensed tourist transport fleet grew 29 percent to more than 20,500 vehicles between August 2024 and September 2026.
- Ministry of Tourism data shows licensed tourist transport vehicles increased 29 percent, from about 16,000 in August 2024 to more than 20,500 in September 2026.
- Licensed seats rose 25 percent to roughly 292,300, with limousines growing fastest at 49 percent, followed by minibuses at 32 percent.
- Samia Sami, assistant tourism minister, said faster licensing procedures, digitization and simplified workflows encouraged companies to add and renew vehicles.
- Hussam El-Badawy, the ministry's tourism transport director, said his department receives growing requests from companies to expand their fleets.