Egypt looks forward
Egypt

Egypt looks forward


http://www.itp.net/business/features/details.php?id=3236&category=
Not Egyptology, but this piece offers a detailed look at the future of Egyptian tourism, its management, the impact of the Sharm bombings and some new infrastructure plans, which I thought might well be of interest to readers of this blog.




- Tourism: Trends In 2006 And Plans For 2007
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2007/830/tr4.htmThe head of the Egyptian Tourist Authority, Ahmed El-Khadem, talking about tourism last year and plans for 2007. This is quite a detailed summary, and offers a fascinating insight into the success (or otherwise)...

- Impact Of Bombings On Tourism
http://tinyurl.com/h4czn (Reuters)"Tourist bookings to Egypt have dropped since last month's attack that killed 18 people at a Sinai resort but the tourism minister said on Monday he hoped to attract an extra one million visitors in 2006. Tourism...

- Out Of The Red
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6362 An article about the future of contribution of China to the Egyptian economy, with a large chunk on Chinese tourism, and the challenges that it presents: "Speakers of most European languages or even...

- 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....

- 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,...



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