Eygpt: tour guides protesting security issues

Posted on September 9, 2012 • Filed under: Middle East, Tourist Warning

According to the Washington Post, Egypt’s tour guides demonstrated Sunday, protesting that they are attacked by souvenir vendors and unlicensed competitors at famed sites like the Valley of the Kings tombs in Luxor or Cairo’s medieval citadel. The turmoil reflects the crisis in Egypt’s vital tourism industry, which has suffered from the country’s internal unrest since the 2011 uprising that forced President Hosni Mubarak to step down. Read Article

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