Egypt’s fragile tourism sector braces for virus impact

Egypt’s fragile tourism sector braces for virus impact

Egypt's tourism industry - the country welcomed 11.3 million arrivals in 2018 - has shown signs of recovery in recent years.. Fewer tourists expected from Arab countries, 'especially those coming from Kuwait and Saudi Arabia'. Many flights that would have carried visitors to Egypt have been canceled amid efforts to slow the spread of the novel coronavirus.. "Preventative measures that countries have taken with regards to travel because of the virus will for sure affect the tourism sector" in Egypt, Adela Ragab, a former deputy tourism minister, said.. Egypt's tourism industry - key to the country's economy - has shown signs of recovery in recent years, after the 2011 revolution, a 2013 coup and the 2015 downing of a Russian airliner by the Daesh group hit visitor arrivals.. Egyptian authorities have taken measures to forestall the spread of the virus.. Speaking to reporters in Luxor on Sunday alongside Health Minister Hala Zayed, Tourism Minister Khaled El-Enany said tourists were still arriving in droves.. On Monday, 340 tourists coming from Greece aboard a Maltese ship were tested for the virus.. Qantas cuts international capacity, delays Airbus A350 order as coronavirus bites /node/1639361/business-economy. Airlines around the world are experiencing a collapse