Egypt has always been the focus of tourists and Scouts. Herodotus had expressed vis-à-vis astonishment of the big difference between Egypt and Greece, his own country, for the attraction of tourists in the Middle and New Empires. The discovery of the Pharaonic relics in the early last century, Egypt has taken a special charm and unique religious monuments assure him the greatness and immortality.
God has given Egypt a set of natural factors: its location in the heart of the world, its moderate climate in summer and winter, its extensive coastlines unimpeded, delightful corals reefs, in addition to some other benefits him ensure competitiveness and supremacy. The archaeo-cultural tourism is very important because it is the oldest kind of tourism in Egypt. In fact, ancient civilizations are intended to reveal the greatness of nations who had built since the dawn of history. Cultural tourism is a unique and unrivaled tourist element, given that Egypt has one third of world monuments.
In addition to the important museums, other forms of tourism acquire considerable importance. This is leisure tourism, beach tourism, religious tourism, as well as therapeutic tourism, environmental tourism, sports tourism, in addition to festivals and contests, safari tourism and conferences and exhibitions. Egypt has become a center of attraction distinguished by the variety of its riches, its exceptional and beautiful nature. Its beauty and charm is not limited to the river Nile, but spread everywhere, along the coasts of the Red Sea and the Mediterranean, in Upper Egypt and in the desert.
Efforts by the state to promote tourism
The state should cooperate to support the tourism industry as one of the main pillars of the national economy 5.11% of GDP and accounting for around 7% of foreign exchange earnings. In addition, it is one of the biggest areas generating new jobs.
Tourism has experienced a number of successive challenges over the past four years (2011-2014), under the circumstances that prevailed in the country, but given its nature, the country was able, as always, overcome. The most obvious proof is the number of tourists in 2014 reached 99 the 9.9 million, 4.4% more than in 2013, whereas the period from January to August 2015 registered a increase of about 5%.
On the other hand, the tourism income was estimated at $ 2.7 billion in 2014, and the number of employees (direct or indirect) in this sector amounted to more than 4 million, ie 6.12 % of the total workforce in Egypt.
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