In the last days we receive comments about Egypt from two men from Egypt and one from a foreigner living in the country. All three will not tell their name in the public because on security reasons . We have the contact , but we will not tell the names to save this readers.
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Tourism has been ill for decades …
As an observer of the tourism sector for many years I saw it deteriorating year after year, even before the revolution and terrorism. Egypt Tourism, planned and run correctly, could generate easily $50b/year. We have 3 strengths: Historical (ancient civilization), Geographical (climate/beaches), and Cultural (multi-religion); each should be fully developed. We have a major opportunity in a captive market of 1b people who love to visit Egypt, conditions permitting. The external threats could be mitigated with proper security and cooperation with other states. The main issue is internal weaknesses in term of planning, operations, and funding. The sector begs for major Turnaround experts to capitalize on the strengths and opportunities and resolve these weaknesses. Maybe Egypt should treat it like Oil; they need a joint venture with a competent international entity to lead the Turnaround!
wake up
This country will not move forward unless what is known to be wrong is corrected. Many illegal, un-islamic and illogical things happen in Egypt yet somehow get rationalized. Yet, valuable traits are under appreciated like hard work, precision, quality, research and development. Examples include the unmanageable numbers of government employees and bureaucracy, rats nest of laws where little justice is served, unsustainable subsidy system, insane political decisions without oversight nor rational planning (taking on loans with interest to burn subsidized natural gas to produce subsidized electricity and pay wages of nonproductive army of govt. employees) and little exportable industrial production. Some very critical and hard decisions have to be taken. There are many examples where other countries were at hard times and harsh laws were set to correct the wrongs. We have a critical need to do the same.
funny
luxors dead since years,aswan is dead since years,now one of the two remaining destinations with bulk tourism is caught at the neck(IS-style) as long as mubharak can enjoy his sea view at his sharm villa,nothing really can be wrong in egypt :) the general neglectance of teaching people to take their job real seriously,will never be swept out of their blood in this country and NOTHING will ever be a cure to total neglectence in this country than famine due to own failures and you,your beloved egyptians,are really on the brink of this faith and untill now you dont catch the signs and message your time is simply running out,no more forreign income means no forreign flour,means no cheap bread means riots all over the place enjoy it
