Egyptians Seek New Markets for Tourism Industry
<p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="shores">shores</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Sharm">Sharm</span> <span word="el">el</span>-<span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="usually">usually</span> <span word="packed">packed</span> <span word="during">during</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="holiday">holiday</span> <span word="season">season</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="plane">plane</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="taken">taken</span> <span word="off">off</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="here">here</span> <span word="crashed">crashed</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="late">late</span> <span word="October">October</span>, <span word="killing">killing</span> <span word="all">all</span> 224 <span word="people">people</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="board">board</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="apparent">apparent</span> <span word="terrorist">terrorist</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>, <span word="business">business</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="plummeted">plummeted</span>.</p><p><span word="Business">Business</span> <span word="owners">owners</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="income">income</span> <span word="used">used</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="come">come</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Russian">Russian</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="British">British</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="both">both</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="suspended">suspended</span> <span word="direct">direct</span> <span word="flights">flights</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sharm">Sharm</span> <span word="el">el</span>-<span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span>.</p><p>"<span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="work">work</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Ezzat">Ezzat</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="owns">owns</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="caters">caters</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>. "<span word="They">They</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="operating">operating</span> <span word="at">at</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="or">or</span> 35 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="capacity">capacity</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="there">there</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="nothing">nothing</span>."</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="actively">actively</span> <span word="courting">courting</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="Saudi">Saudi</span> <span word="Arabia">Arabia</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="wealthy">wealthy</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="workers">workers</span> <span word="say">say</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Gulf">Gulf</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> <span word="enough">enough</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="their">their</span> <span word="losses">losses</span>.</p><p><span word="The">The</span> <span word="tourism">tourism</span> <span word="sector">sector</span>, <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Egypt">Egypt</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="largest">largest</span> <span word="industries">industries</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="main">main</span> <span word="sources">sources</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="foreign">foreign</span> <span word="income">income</span>, <span word="has">has</span> <span word="been">been</span> <span word="reeling">reeling</span> <span word="since">since</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="Arab">Arab</span> <span word="Spring">Spring</span> <span word="uprising">uprising</span> <span word="of">of</span> 2011.</p><p><span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="tourists">tourists</span>, <span word="who">who</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="appear">appear</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="make">make</span> <span word="up">up</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="bulk">bulk</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="visitors">visitors</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Sharm">Sharm</span> <span word="el">el</span>-<span word="Sheikh">Sheikh</span>, <span word="say">say</span> <span word="fear">fear</span> <span word="may">may</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="keeping">keeping</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="away">away</span>, <span word="but">but</span> <span word="daily">daily</span> <span word="life">life</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="vacationers">vacationers</span> <span word="has">has</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="changed">changed</span>.</p><p>"<span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span> <span word="city">city</span>," <span word="said">said</span> <span word="Mona">Mona</span>, <span word="an">an</span> <span word="Egyptian">Egyptian</span> <span word="tourist">tourist</span>. "<span word="I">I</span> <span word="visited">visited</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="places">places</span>. <span word="I">I</span> <span word="went">went</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Paris">Paris</span>, <span word="London">London</span>, <span word="Zurich">Zurich</span>, <span word="Switzerland">Switzerland</span>, <span word="Arabic">Arabic</span> <span word="countries">countries</span> — <span word="many">many</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> — <span word="but">but</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="didn">didn</span>'<span word="t">t</span> <span word="find">find</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="city">city</span> <span word="like">like</span> <span word="this">this</span> <span word="city">city</span>. <span word="It">It</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="so">so</span> <span word="beautiful">beautiful</span>."</p><p><span word="Officials">Officials</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="hoped">hoped</span> 2015 <span word="would">would</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="complete">complete</span> <span word="recovery">recovery</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="industry">industry</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="nearly">nearly</span> 30 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="increase">increase</span> <span word="in">in</span> 2014.</p>
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