CAIRO (Reuters) - Egypt expects tourism revenues to rebound by more than a third next year if the country's security situation improves in the wake of the uprising that toppled Hosni Mubarak in February and the subsequent political turmoil that sent tourists packing. Tourism used to account for more than a tenth of Egypt's gross domestic product (GDP) before this year's upheaval, and also employs an estimated one in eight in a country where high joblessness fuelled the anger that led to the uprisings. "We can get back to the 2010 figures of $12.5 billion in terms of income and 14. ...
Friday, December 30, 2011
Egypt expects tourism rebound in 2012, security key
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