Egypt shelves plans for visas in advance

Egypt said on Sunday that a proposed regulation asking tourists to obtain visas in advance had been shelved and that eligible visitors would still be issued with them on arrival.

Tourism Minister Munir Fakhri Abdel Nur said the proposal, announced on Friday, had been "cancelled" because it would have had a negative impact on tourism revenue, a major source of Egypt's income.

"Such a decision would have serious negative consequences on tourism in Egypt," he said, quoted by the official MENA news agency.

"No decision was taken, it was a simple proposal," he said about the earlier decision.

Source: Middle East Online