HISTORY

OF TOURISM
IN EGYPT
GROUP 2 MEMBERS:
 CAPINPIN, ALBERT
 DATARIO, JESSA
 DELA PENA, QUEENIE ANN
 ENRIQUEZ, JENNIFER
 FAJARDO, MARA
 FLORES, FROI GHIEROME
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MR. RON LOUIE DELOS REYES
  History of Tourism in Egypt

Tourism is one of the leading sources of income, crucial to Egypt's economy. At its peak in 2010

the sector employed about 12% of Egypt's workforce serving approximately 14.7 million visitors

Egypt, and providing revenues of nearly $12.5 billion. As well as contributing more than 11% of

GDP and 14.4% of foreign currency revenues.

Egypt was known throughout history as a destination for tourists and travelers since it has had

“Herodotus” in ancient history, the most important archeological or cultural tourism or the most

important are archeological or cultural tourism as one of the oldest types of tourism in Egypt, The

greatest tourist attractions in Egypt are the antiquities for which Egypt is known worldwide. Egypt

enjoys various fields of tourism attraction, the most important are archeological or cultural tourism

as one of the oldest types of tourism in Egypt, where the landmarks of the ancient civilizations are

visible to the naked eye, an incarnation of the nations that constructed these civilizations since the

dawn of history. Despite the multiple types of tourism, and Egypt's cultural tourism remains the

unrepeated, unique and non-competitive component of tourism as Egypt possesses one third of the

world's known monuments.

 Impact of Revolutions on Tourism

The 2011 Egyptian revolution that included attacks on foreign journalists such as British journalist

Natasha Smith and South African Lara Logan in Cairo's Tahrir Midan (Liberation Square), along

with the series of 2012–13 Egyptian protests, have negatively affected tourism. The new regime

has worked hard to create stability and the Red Sea resorts, in particular, have had increasing

tourist numbers.
During the Egyptian Revolution of 2011, the number of visitors plummeted by over 37% that year

falling from 14 million in 2010 to 9 million by the end of 2011. This has impacted a diverse range

of businesses directly or indirectly dependent on tourism, from travel accommodation and tourist

attractions to car rental and air transportation, as well as health and wellness industries. Tour

operators offering heavy discounts to encourage tourists back have been somewhat successful at

the Red Sea resorts where prices remain lower compared to 2011. In the first half of 2014 the

number of tourists further declined by 25% as compared with the same period of 2013, while

revenues shrank by 25% as well. In 2013, Egypt ranked 85th as the world's best country in terms

of tourism and traveling, falling ten places from its ranking of 75 in 2011. However, it regained

some ground in the 2017 rankings being rated 75th overall. Israelis can cross into Egypt for 14

days without a visa at certain areas near Taba and they come to enjoy areas in the Red Sea

Riviera. In 2017, the first group of Israelis visited the more popular tourist attractions- with the aid

of strong security. It had been 18 months since a group of Israeli tourists had visited Egypt.

In 2017, Bloomberg said Egypt has "shed its years of social and political unrest" and makes the

top 20 list of 2017 travel destinations. The latest United Nations World Tourism Organization

(UNWTO) has revealed that Egypt is one of the world's fast-growing tourist destination for 2017,

it raised to 8 million compared to last year which was about 5.26 million.

 Impact of Terrorism on Tourism

A long series of terrorist attacks and threats targeting foreign tourists at Egyptian historic

monuments and beach resorts have repeatedly crippled the Egyptian tourist trade, a vital part of

the Egyptian economy. Tourism development in many parts of Egypt, especially Upper Egypt,

have led to an increase in violent attacks by radical Muslim groups. Locals feel left behind by the

government when key development projects are only aimed at tourism sectors. So, violence is
directed at the government through tourists and the tourism industry—a main source of income for

the country. inspired Terrorism in Egypt dates back to the 1980s and includes the Luxor

massacre, 2004 Sinai bombings, downing of Metrojet Flight 9268 and, most recently, the 2017

Hurghada attack. 2016 was a "tough year" for the tourism industry in Egypt.

 Major Attractions
 Giza, 20 km southwest of Cairo, has several remains from the 26th century BC such as

temples and monuments to pharaohs including the Great Sphinx, and the Great Pyramids

of Giza.

 Saqqara, 30 km south of Cairo is a vast, ancient burial ground which served as the

necropolis for the Ancient Egyptian capital of Memphis. It features numerous pyramids,

including the world's oldest standing step pyramid, as well as a number of mastabas.

 Luxor, about 500 km south of Cairo, is the site of the ancient city of Thebes. It includes

the ruins of the temple complexes at Karnak and Luxor, which stand within the modern

city. On the opposite side of the Nile River lie the monuments, temples and tombs on the

West Bank Necropolis, which include the Valley of the Kings and Valley of the Queens.

 Abu Simbel, about 850 km south of Cairo (near the Sudanese border) is an archaeological

site comprising two massive rock temples originally carved out of a mountainside during

the reign of Pharaoh Ramesses II (13th century BC). The complex was relocated in its

entirety in the 1960s to avoid being submerged during the creation of Lake Nasser. They

are now situated on an artificial hill made from a domed structure high above the Aswan

High Dam reservoir.

 Alexandria is a main summer resort, due to its beaches, ancient history and Museums,

especially the Bibliotheca Alexandrina, a modern project based on reviving the

ancient Library of Alexandria.

 Sinai Peninsula- Sinai has the beach resorts of Sharmel-

Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba and Taba as well as locations mentioned in the Bible such

as Mount Sinai ("Jabal Musa"). Saint Catherine's Monastery may be the oldest working

Christian monastery in the world.

 Ain Sukhna, about 110 km east of Cairo has a number of beach resorts.

 Assiut:in south of Egypt has historic buildings from the time of the pharaohs and ancient

mosques.

 Hurghada and El Gouna resort on the Red Sea Coast, 25 km from Hurghada International

Airport, are both famous for their beaches, snorkeling and diving, and El Gouna is famous

for its nightlife

 The Tourism Festivals of the most important and the latest means of tourist attractions, and

Egypt organized numerous festivals that are popular rally such as Cairo International

Festival for the song, and the International Film Festival, and Tourism and Shopping

Festival and includes inside Festival gold, and the annual festival atheist ten fishing for

amateurs and Alexandria International Festival of Song Mediterranean June 2005, and

Sharm el-Sheikh International Championship for Bowling.