Tunisia hopes to boost domestic tourism recovery with cruise ships

STORY: Tunisia hopes to boost domestic tourism recovery with cruise ships DATELINE: April 28, 2023 LENGTH: 00:01:07 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cruise ships 2. various of tourists buying souvenirs 3. various of taxis waiting for tourists STORYLINE: From late April, large cruise ships from different European countries began to call at La Goulette cruise port in the east of Tunis. Thousands of tourists brought by each cruise ship will greatly promote the recovery of local tourism. According to information from the local tourism department, more than 40 cruise ships will call at the port during the cruise season from April to October 2023, which is expected to bring about 160,000 tourists. It will make positive impact on the local tourism industry. Before 2010, Tunisia received one million cruise tourists every year. However, this number has dropped significantly since then due to the deterioration of the security situation and the impact of the COVID-19. Local tourism practi

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TUNISIA-TUNIS-TOURISM-CRUISE SHIP

(220324) -- TUNIS, March 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform to welcome the arrival of tourists as cruise ship Spirit of Discovery docks at the port of La Goulette in Tunis, Tunisia, March 23, 2022. Spirit of Discovery is the first cruise ship to have docked in a Tunisian port since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

TUNISIA-TUNIS-TOURISM-CRUISE SHIP

TUNISIA-TUNIS-TOURISM-CRUISE SHIP

(220324) -- TUNIS, March 24, 2022 (Xinhua) -- Staff members perform to welcome the arrival of tourists as cruise ship Spirit of Discovery docks at the port of La Goulette in Tunis, Tunisia, March 23, 2022. Spirit of Discovery is the first cruise ship to have docked in a Tunisian port since the outbreak of COVID-19 in early 2020. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

Tunisia welcomes 1st cruise ship with tourists since COVID-19 outbreak

STORY: Tunisia welcomes 1st cruise ship with tourists since COVID-19 outbreak DATELINE: March 24, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:41 LOCATION: Tunis CATEGORY: SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of cruise ship docking at La Goulette port 2. various of Tunisian welcoming foreign tourists STORYLINE: A cruise ship from Europe docked at the port of La Goulette in Tunis, Tunisia on Wednesday and hundreds of foreign tourists disembarked for sightseeing in Tunisia. It is the first foreign cruise ship to dock in Tunisia since the outbreak of COVID-19. The Tunisian Tourism Ministry announced in a statement in early March that it would strengthen safety and hygiene management to provide a good environment for tourists. The ministry said that the tourism industry in Tunisia will gradually recover from the impact of COVID-19 in 2022. More than 40 cruise ships are planned to dock at Tunisian ports this year, bringing a large number of foreign tourists to Tunisia and contributing to local economic development. Xinhua News Agency corres