This mysterious country wants to attract tourists. Competition for Egypt and Tunisia is growing

Poles are increasingly willing to explore destinations outside Europe. Travel to the Middle East is popular, to the United Arab Emirates and, perhaps surprisingly, to Saudi Arabia. In the Mediterranean Basin, the most popular destinations are Egypt (although in this country tourists much more often choose resorts on the Red Sea), as well as Tunisia and Morocco. There is another unique country in North Africa that will soon join the fight for tourists. We are talking about Algeria, which plans to invest millions in building the necessary tourist infrastructure.

Algeria instead of Egypt?

Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco taken together constitute only less than 70 percent of Algeria’s area. The tenth largest country in the world cannot even come close to the popularity of any of the mentioned tourist destinations. Why isn’t Algeria doing as well in tourism as others? Unfortunately, for many years the main problem was safety, or rather the lack thereof. The political conflicts that took place in the 1990s completely ruined the potential of this country, which definitely has nothing to be ashamed of in terms of tourist attractions. After all, we will find here both a long coastline with ideal beaches and diving sites, ancient Roman monuments and desert safaris.

This country has a plan for the future

Although successive Algerian governments have so far pushed tourism to the margins, Algeria has realized the scale of the problem. Now the government in Algiers wants to improve the country’s image in the eyes of foreign travelers, just like Afghanistan did this year. By 2030, the Mediterranean wants to invest effectively in tourism in order to achieve the goal of welcoming 12 million tourists a year (four times more than currently). “To achieve this, we are trying to encourage investments, provide amenities for investors, build tourist and hotel facilities,” says Saliha Nacerbay, Director General of the National Tourism Office