Egypt
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4712413.stm
A BBC news report looking at the impact of the Sharm el-Sheik attacks: "Egyptians living here do not have the option of leaving. They have been hit harder than anyone by the attacks, victims twice over. Most of those who died here were Egyptians, but as well as destroying lives, the bombings have also struck the economy".
But not everyone has returned home:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/world/3280115
"Certainly, some vacationers packed up Sunday and dashed for the airport, and the flights arriving were emptier than normal. But most visitors reacted to the attacks with a mix of stoicism, defiance and even nonchalance".
See the articles for more.
- More Re End To Gilf Kebir Kidnap Ordeal
Monsters and Critics A peaceful end to Egypt's tourist hostage crisis this week and no apparent link between the kidnappers and Islamic militants means it will likely be a quickly passing storm for Egypt's booming tourism industry. The Egyptian...
- Global Tourism Response To Crises
http://tinyurl.com/p6wby (swissinfo.org)A short but interesting article about the recent annual meeting of the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST) at Pontresina, Switzerland. It cites the two most notorious attacks in Egypt...
- Failure Of Terrorism To Derail Tourism
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/777/eg3.htm Article based on an interview with Ahmed El-Khadem, head of the Egyptian Tourist Authority: "While El-Khadem admits that the fall out from the Sharm bombings had a negative impact on the second half of 2005...
- 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...
- Impacts Of Attacks On Tourism In Egypt/sinai
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=8D0BE349-7AEB-41BD-95C9BEAB1867BBB6 Or http://tinyurl.com/6c826 "The terrorist bombings last week at resorts along Egypt's Red Sea coast raised fears of another slump in the country's tourism industry,...
Egypt
Egypt fears tourism crisis
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/middle_east/4712413.stm
A BBC news report looking at the impact of the Sharm el-Sheik attacks: "Egyptians living here do not have the option of leaving. They have been hit harder than anyone by the attacks, victims twice over. Most of those who died here were Egyptians, but as well as destroying lives, the bombings have also struck the economy".
But not everyone has returned home:
http://www.chron.com/cs/CDA/ssistory.mpl/headline/world/3280115
"Certainly, some vacationers packed up Sunday and dashed for the airport, and the flights arriving were emptier than normal. But most visitors reacted to the attacks with a mix of stoicism, defiance and even nonchalance".
See the articles for more.
- More Re End To Gilf Kebir Kidnap Ordeal
Monsters and Critics A peaceful end to Egypt's tourist hostage crisis this week and no apparent link between the kidnappers and Islamic militants means it will likely be a quickly passing storm for Egypt's booming tourism industry. The Egyptian...
- Global Tourism Response To Crises
http://tinyurl.com/p6wby (swissinfo.org)A short but interesting article about the recent annual meeting of the International Association of Scientific Experts in Tourism (AIEST) at Pontresina, Switzerland. It cites the two most notorious attacks in Egypt...
- Failure Of Terrorism To Derail Tourism
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2006/777/eg3.htm Article based on an interview with Ahmed El-Khadem, head of the Egyptian Tourist Authority: "While El-Khadem admits that the fall out from the Sharm bombings had a negative impact on the second half of 2005...
- 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...
- Impacts Of Attacks On Tourism In Egypt/sinai
http://www.voanews.com/article.cfm?objectID=8D0BE349-7AEB-41BD-95C9BEAB1867BBB6 Or http://tinyurl.com/6c826 "The terrorist bombings last week at resorts along Egypt's Red Sea coast raised fears of another slump in the country's tourism industry,...