Egypt souvenir merchants adjust to struggling tourism market

  • Date: 17-Jun-2021
  • Source: Arab Weekly
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Egypt
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Egypt souvenir merchants adjust to struggling tourism market

CAIRO--Pyramids, Tutankhamun masks, Nefertiti busts, Egypt's souvenir-makers are pinning their hopes on a new lease of economic life, after tourism was battered by the coronavirus pandemic.

In the shadow of the magnificent Giza Pyramids, Eid Yousri manufactures polyester Pharaonic figurines from a humble workshop erected on the roof of his family home.

“We've lost nearly 70 percent of our business,” he said, lamenting the plunge in visitors to one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.