Egypt's tourism minister has said that the country's revenues from tourism rose 17.6% to $5.58bn in the six months to end-June, Reuters has reported. The country aims to bring in $13bn in the full year 2010, Zoheir Garrana told the news service. Tourism revenue dropped about 2.1% in 2009 to $10.8bn from nearly $11bn in 2008. Tourism in Egypt accounts for 11% of gross domestic product according to the ministry.