While the Tunisian government was expecting a real tidal wave of Algerian tourists following the reopening of the borders between the two countries on July 15, the figures coming from the border posts are well below expectations.
Arrivals of Algerians to Tunisia in this summer of 2022 experienced a big drop compared to the summer of 2019, the reference year before the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic.
By the way, the Tunisian authorities were delighted very quickly following the announcement of the return of Algerian tourists to their territory. The last two weeks have seen the arrival in the country of jasmine of 61,000 visitors, which is only ¼ of the crowd in normal times.
Behind this decline in Algerian tourist flows to Tunisia there is one and only reason, reminds a Tunisian operator to Maghreb-intelligence. Tunisia only accepts visitors with a complete vaccination schedule or presenting a PCR. Most potential Algerian tourists have neither and can no longer travel to their favorite destination. To the chagrin of Tunisian tourism operators.