Vice-president of the Tunisian Hotel Federation Jalel Eddine Hanchiri said on Tuesday that “events that have occurred in Tunisia in the past twelve years have particularly impacted the tourism sector”, stressing that “25 % of our tourist units have closed their doors”.
Invited on Jawhara FM, Hanchiri said that the tourism sector has not yet completely recovered, even if it has not disappeared despite the many crises crossed, such as terrorism or the Covid-19 pandemic.
He added that “the tourist indicators were positive until June 2025, before experiencing a slowdown”, noting that “the return of tourism worldwide after the COVID was expected, and that Tunisia is in the recovery phase, without however reaching the levels recorded worldwide”.
The vice-president also explained that “the slowdown noted in July is due to the war between Iran and Israel”, stressing that “countries like Egypt and Turkey have lowered their costs to maintain their position on the market, which makes the Tunisian offer more expensive and makes him lose competitiveness”.
According to the authorities, Tunisian tourism resumes colors. After several years in sawfall, the sector seems to have found a cruise rate. According to the latest official figures, more than 4.3 million tourists visited Tunisia between January and June 2025, an increase of 11 % compared to the same period last year. Tourist revenues have reached around 3 billion dinars in the first half, recording growth of 8 %.
This performance confirms the trend observed since the start of the year. Already in the first quarter, the tourist entries had increased by 8.8 %, with 2.3 million recorded visitors. The recipes, during this period, had crossed the symbolic course of the 1.2 billion dinars.
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