So today I read quite the statistic about tourist figures in Egypt:
That is a HUGE drop! It was pretty obvious whilst at the pyramids just how few tourists were in Egypt, but when you take a look at the numbers from February, you begin to worry about the economic state of Egypt, a country where tourism brings a lot of its income.
There is a good video on Aljazeera concerning this fall in visitors: http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2011/05/201152365513846172.html
Being in Egypt now, it does feel like Andy and I are some of the only visitors. I hope it changes during the high season of summer, for Egypt's sake...
In February, there were just over 200,000 foreign visitors, while the year before the number was 1.1 million.
(Al Jazeera)
That is a HUGE drop! It was pretty obvious whilst at the pyramids just how few tourists were in Egypt, but when you take a look at the numbers from February, you begin to worry about the economic state of Egypt, a country where tourism brings a lot of its income.
There is a good video on Aljazeera concerning this fall in visitors: http://www.aljazeera.com/video/middleeast/2011/05/201152365513846172.html
Being in Egypt now, it does feel like Andy and I are some of the only visitors. I hope it changes during the high season of summer, for Egypt's sake...
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