Tunisia is expecting 82 flights carrying foreign holidaymakers in the next few days, tourism minister Habib Ammar has announced. The flights will be coming from Russia, Belarus, Czech Republic, Poland and Luxemburg, Habib Ammar told local radio Jawhara fm. He did not disclose any details on the number of tourists expected but indicated that the arrivals equate to recovery of the tourism sector badly battered by the pandemic. The recovery according to the minister, will enable 400,000 people to resume their activities in the sector that is the second biggest GDP contributor. He also told media that the North African country is open to any tourist holding a 48-hour-old PCR test.

Source: The North Africa Journal May 19, 2021 20:37 UTC