EGYPT
Really known about tourism in
Egypt since ‘’the dawn of time’’. In 1798 Napoleon Bonaparte made a campaign in
the Orient to protect French trade interests. He began to get involved in the
Egyptian culture.
In November of 1869 the
biggest canal also known by the nickname ‘’Suez Canal’’ was opened by Thomas
Cook, that is an artificial sea-level waterway in Egypt. This canal is
connected by the Mediterranean Sea and the Red sea.
In 1950 Thomas Cook started his own company of international
travels also called tour operators and hoteliers in place. The 5th
of July began an excursion by train from Leiscester to Loughborough with so
much success.
After thirteen years the Ministry of Tourism was opened in
Egypt. The increase of tourist for year was of 1 million people, also it
increase the number of carriers and hotels in this country. However, after two
year the arrivals of tourist were from 3.6 million people.
In 1992 to 1994 the tourism began to decline, this was
because the earthquake which happened in 1992 near Cairo the capital of Egypt.
The government said that 370 people were killed and 3,300 people hurt.
By this time the visitors in Egypt are 43% from Arab world
and 57% are from Europe & N. America. The principal attractions are the
classical tours who are call ‘’Pyramids, Luxor and Aswan’’. The Nile Cruises
are one of the most important cruises in the world.
