Failure of terrorism to derail tourism
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 the good news is that things are moving back to normal. He predicts that by February the majority of markets will be performing at their normal levels, with the possible exception of the Italian market, the most seriously affected by the Sharm El-Sheikh bombings".
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