Downturn Of Tourism In Egypt

The Blue Sky Cafe, a business dependent on tourism located in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Such businesses are badly affected by the tourism downturn and according to the country's Ministry of Tourism, European visitors to Egypt is down by up to 80% in 2016 from the suspension of flights after the downing of the Russian airliner in Oct 2015. Euro-tourism accounts for 27% of the total flow and in total, tourism accounts for 11.3% of Egypt's GDP so communities like this are suffering economically, as a result.

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The Blue Sky Cafe, a business dependent on tourism located in the village of Bairat on the West Bank of Luxor, Nile Valley, Egypt. Such businesses are badly affected by the tourism downturn and according to the country's Ministry of Tourism, European visitors to Egypt is down by up to 80% in 2016 from the suspension of flights after the downing of the Russian airliner in Oct 2015. Euro-tourism accounts for 27% of the total flow and in total, tourism accounts for 11.3% of Egypt's GDP so communities like this are suffering economically, as a result.