History of Tourism in Egypt: Group 2 Members
History of Tourism in Egypt: Group 2 Members
OF TOURISM
IN EGYPT
GROUP 2 MEMBERS:
CAPINPIN, ALBERT
DATARIO, JESSA
DELA PENA, QUEENIE ANN
ENRIQUEZ, JENNIFER
FAJARDO, MARA
FLORES, FROI GHIEROME
SUBMITTED TO:
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
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
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.
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
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
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
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