Tourism and Its Related Industries in Egypt

Ever since the ability to travel over vast amounts of distances around the world became easier with the use of innovative marvels such as the aeroplane, tourism started to grow in certain countries that had enough places of interest. Africa offered much that cannot be seen anywhere else in the world; from the ancient pyramids of Giza to the spectacular wildlife migration in the Serengeti. Tourist from around the world would pay a lot of money to see and be a part of this almost untouched beauty. Thus tourism in Africa started to grow and became one of the most important sources of income for many countries. But the dilemma that we know face is whether tourism offers more benefits to the society to overcome

Tourism is a very significant factor to Morocco’s economy, as foreign direct investments total over 30 billion Euros in the past ten years. In fact, in 2009, Morocco was the only Mediterranean country to have increased more than 6% while the world market decreased by 5% (Invest in Morocco). Now, tourism in Morocco serves as 20% of the county’s GDP and has over 10 million visitors. The government sponsors enormous marketing campaigns to advertise Morocco as a cheap and exotic, yet safe, place for European tourists. Hotels, transportation, and tourist attractions all hold relatively low prices. Cheap air services have been established between Algeria and Morocco and excellent road and rail infrastructures link the major cities within the country itself to provide an easier route for all citizens and travelers. As for superstructure, King Mohammed VI has developed a large-scale project to internationalize Morocco. The project is known as “Plan Azur.” According to the government of the Kingdom of Morocco, the plan has a view to create a series of quality hotels, in respect to the principles of sustainable development. Specifically, it is designed to initialize the development of six world-class resorts: Saida in the province of Berkane, Lixus in Larache Province, Mogador in the Essaouira province, Taghazout in the province of Agadir, and White Beach in the province of Guelmim (Ministry of Tourism of Morocco). The plan is also designed to increase the development of new train and road links for tourists to travel among the many cities of Morocco, while making it easy to also reach Spain, France, and neighboring African countries, because most tourists come from the European countries. In fact, a growing number of Europeans are actually buying real estate in Morocco, now, due to the new plan and the higher sustainability projects. Unfortunately, tourism in Morocco has led to the undermining of Moroccan

The purpose of this report is to analyze how do the most influential international tourism operators like Contiki use their marketing strategies to maintain comparative not only in the traditional tourism market, but more considered in taking strategic positions, and gradually gaining competitive advantage in the emerging markets of organization of tourism.

The tourism industry is complex and it offers different services and products. One of its major services are tour operators, for

Tourism plays a vital role in economic development in most countries around the world. The industry has not only direct economic impact, but also significant indirect and influential impacts. There is agreement among experts that the travel and tourism sector is the fastest growing of global economy. According to the latest UNWTO World Tourism Barometer, international tourism receipts surpass US$ 1 trillion in 2011, growing about 3.8%up from 2010 (WTO, 2012).

The Tourism and Hospitality Industry is one of the largest industries in the country. This industry is one of the key front-line players which contributes greatly to the growth of the economy of a country. They are the vital source of income for both government and private sectors. People often mistaken that the duty of the profession in the tourism and hospitality to be somewhat similar, that is to serve clients but in fact, there is actually a vast difference between the roles of a tour guide, travel tour manager and travel agency manager.

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The efforts to promote tourism in India were made in 1945 , a committee was setup under the Chairmanship of Sir John Sargent. The development of tourism was taken up in a planned manner in 1956 , but it was only after the 1980’s that tourism activity picked momentum. A National Policy on Tourism started in 1982, a plan was made to achieve sustainable growth in tourism , a National Action Plan was prepared for promotion of tourism.

Tourism is often synonymous to traveling for pleasure and education. It is also a business of attracting tourists and providing for their accommodation and entertainment. In many countries, tourism is an industry for earning Inland Revenue and foreign exchange. The many businesses that grow concomitantly with development of tourism include airlines, shipping, hotels and restaurants, finance companies, tour operators, travel agents, car rental firms, caterers and retail establishments and together,

Tourism is one of the most exciting and progressive industries in the world. Tourism today is a leisure activity of the masses. People travel to international destinations to break the regular monotony of life. They are mainly attracted by either the scenic beauty of its nature or by fascinating leisure, sports and adventure activities offered by the destination. However, every destination has some internal strengths and weaknesses that either enhance its capacity to attract foreign visitors or diminish it. Similarly the external environment can create various opportunities or exposed to threats as well.

Dubai has been considered, globally, as one of the fastest developing regions of the twenty-first-century. Goves and Go described Dubai in their report (2009:73) as “riding the waves of globalization, having firmly established itself in less than fifteen years, as an important node in the network of global flows”. Dubai’s strategic expansion has been factored towards its large influence within the tourism and leisure industries- instead of the competitive oil markets in which its neighbouring countries like Saudi Arabia and Qatar are known for. Leisure, as defined by Page and Connell (2010:10) describesw leisure not as a singular discipline, but as multiple factors which incorporate elements of geography, sociology, economics, politics, history and psychology, thus it can be difficult to fully define the term ‘leisure’ however often it has been associated with times of relaxation or non-work time for many travellers. To fully evaluate Dubai’s position as a suitable leisure industry this essay will explore the framework proposed by Dimitrios Buhalis in his paper ‘The Competitive Destination’. Firstly, I will outline the activities and attractions available within Dubai, highlighting its reputation for achieving the biggest and best of architecture and entertainment. Next, I will explore how effective Dubai is as a functional residential region by drawing attention to its ancillary services such as the police, internet and banking alongside its overall accessibility through

Tourism is an activity that contributes to economic development of a country. This is because it generates revenue which can then be used to finance development projects. Apart from generating revenue for the government, tourism can create employment, development of transport infrastructure such as roads and railway lines, promotion of cultures and it contributes to international cohesion. Culture exchange and adventure are some of the prioritized things tourist often look forward to in their travelling’s. More so countries make huge investments in hotels and other luxurious resorts in an effort to attract more tourist. Additionally, the growth of a country can be equated to the level of how their tourism is. In as much as it is a revitalizing entity in development, tourism has its challenges. One of the major challenges faced by the tourism industry is terrorism. This paper will discuss in detail the impact of terrorism on the United States tourism industry.

Egypt is known to be the number one tourist destination in the Middle East and North Africa. It has been for years and obviously this is because of its ancient Pharos history, and pyramids in Giza and other historical sites and Luxor and all over the country has attracted tourists from around the world and for many years to visit these attractions that were built around 7000 years ago. Egypt’s tourism now is not just about cultural about heritage but it also has sun, sea and sand tourism on its beautiful beaches on both seas, the Mediterranean and the red sea. Egypt’s tourism is also very popular with its Nile cruises from Alexandria to the Upper Egypt of Luxur and Aswan via the capital Cairo.

The tourism Industry is considered as one of the fastest developing sectors for the economy worldwide. One of the main reasons of this is the growing numbers of tourist visitation. Tourist undertakes tour in a place outside their usual environment. It is generally said that tourism as a development based industry; it has to protect and support the tourist that is visiting any particular destination. Tourist usually visits in a place with good impressions. One of the factors to influence their impressions is their assurance regarding the safety and security of the place.

These were the new bourgeoisie that were created as a result of the openings in the early 70’s, these families were the relations of power government insiders who were dubbed awlad as-sultah or the children of power. This new bourgeoisie served as a counter-balance to the old and made money the same way as they did, but they also made their fortunes by connecting with other insiders in both the party and the bureaucracy forming the present day system of patronage that typifies the Syrian political economy. The most powerful of these new businessmen was the so-called “troika”: ‘Uthman ‘A’idi, Sa’ib Nahhas, and Rami Makhlouf. ‘A’idi was the CEO of the company the Arab Syrian Company for Touristic Establishments (ASCTE), which was a holding company dedicated to the cultivation of Syria’s tourist sector that was opened in the late 1970’s (Pölling 1994: 14-5; Hopfinger and Boeckler 1996: 185). His company owns the Cham Palace Hotels and Tourism chain along with 17 hotels and other tourist amenities in the deluxe category located at the country’s best tourist spots, as well as subsidiaries associated with the tourist sector, his big break came in 1987-8 when the state de-monopolized its remaining shares in the tourist industry in anticipation of the Mediterranean Games in Latakia in which the ASCTE managed to build a 3,000 bed hotel complex in 12 months, which made the company the most relied upon in the country. By 1993 the company had over 19,000 shareholders with 6,000