Egypt
Assessment of attacks on Cairo tourism
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/741/eg1.htm
"Will last week's terror attacks near two of Egypt's most popular tourist attractions, the Egyptian Museum and the Citadel, have an effect on the nation's most vital industry? The attacks, which left four tourists injured, took place just as Egypt was celebrating its best year of tourism ever, with a record of eight million visitors in 2004. Solidly ahead of oil, Suez Canal revenues, and remittances, tourism is Egypt's main hard currency earner at $6.5 billion per year". See article for more.
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Egyptian Tourism Revenue Sees Dramatic Growth
PR Web Egypt's Tourism Minister Zoheir Garrana has announced that the country’s tourism revenues from the first six months of 2010 have increased by 17.6 per cent compared to the same period last year. Garrana indicates a number of factors as contributing...
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Drop In Tourism
VOA News Thanks to Rhio Barnhart for this link. A slump in tourism is aggravating Egypt's economic woes and affecting the lives of those who depend on the industry for a living. About 20 percent of Egypt's foreign currency earnings come from tourism....
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Egypt Sees Lower Tourism Revenue, Warns Of "panic"
Bloomberg (Tarek Al-Issawi and Abdel Latif Wahba) Egypt expects lower revenue from tourism this year because of the global financial crisis and its impact on the Egyptian economy, Egypt's minister of tourism said. The country's tourism industry,...
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Egypt Draws Record 9.7m Visitors
Travel and Tourism News Middle East With a record 9.7 million visitors in the year 2006-07, tourism numbers are well on target in Egypt. The numbers reflect a 13 per cent increase on the previous fiscal year, the state news agency MENA reported. Egypt’s...
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Tourism: Plans To Double Tourist Numbers
http://www.afrol.com/articles/21845Inspired by record numbers in tourist arrivals last year and high popularity rates among northern charter companies, Egyptian tourism authorities aggressively are to market their country as a leading tourism destination...
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