Category Archives: Tourism

Tourism in Algeria – statistics & facts

Algeria offers a variety of tourist attractions, including heritage sites, the impressive landscapes of the Sahara Desert and the Atlas Mountains, and relaxing beach destinations on the Mediterranean Sea. Visiting Algeria has become increasingly appealing. The country’s tourism sector has, however, faced different challenges. As the local economy traditionally relies on the oil and gas […]

As Algeria opens its doors to more visitors, its tourism sector is rapidly expanding to host them

Algeria’s government wants to see five times more annual visitors to the country by 2030. We take a look at how the tourism sector is being developed to attract and host them all. Algeria is currently enjoying its biggest tourism surge in the past 20 years, with more than 2.5 million people visiting in 2023. […]

Algeria seeks to lure tourists to neglected cultural, scenic glories

ORAN, Algeria, June 3 (Reuters) – Algeria wants to lure more visitors to the cultural and scenic treasures of Africa’s largest country, shedding its status as a tourism backwater and expanding a sector outshone by competitors in neighbouring Morocco and Tunisia. The giant north African country offers Roman and Islamic sites, beaches and mountains just […]