Tourism, political uprising and egypt

As many of you might be aware Egypt has been dealing with internal political problems since early 2011. In February of 2011 it seemed as though the entire country was demanding that the previous president Mumbarak step down causing a revolution and protesting in Tahrir Square. These protests caused the tourism industry in Egypt to face major set backs.

in mis 2011 it was reported that from february ti April the tourism industry had lost $1.5 billion. Compared with February 2010, February 2011 was down $440 million alone. The decline was focused primarily in Cairo and Alexandria, "tours to Cairo and Alexandria were almost non existent"  but the costal/ beach regions of the country did not see the decline. Considering the major effect the revolt had on the countries tourism industry as of June 2012 the country seems to be bouncing back at an amazing rate. Egyptian civil aviation minister Hussein Massoud, believe that the once shattered tourism industry is progressing well even tho passenger numbers are not quite where they should be for the time of year.

In conclusion Egypt is once again a safe place to travel. This will allow people to once again visit some of the oldest known civilizations on earth.