Egypt is known throughout its history as a destination for tourists and phones since has had "Herodotus" in ancient history, recording astonishment of different vast for his country Egypt and remained so throughout the middle and modern history, is that the discovery of the effects of the Pharaohs since the beginning of the last century has added a special charm to it next to what the effects of unique religious and cultural, as well as that enjoyed by a location of the center of the world and the moderate climate in summer and winter, the easy and extended coasts, beaches and reefs of the treasures of the unique people.
The product at the tourist Egyptian, which is sprouting cultural and archaeological tourism as one of the oldest types of tourism in Egypt, where ancient civilizations hardwired to the eye, and pronounce what it was Nations constructed these civilizations since the dawn of history, and in spite of the multiplicity of types of tourism and possession of Egypt to the elements of many .. including cultural tourism is the tourism remain denominated non-recurrent or like-or stainless because of competition because of its Egypt where there is a well-known one-third of the worldwide effects.
In addition to the cultural and archaeological tourism, it came into being a new tourism patterns become address broader segments of tourists across the world, including recreational tourism, beach tourism, religious tourism, medical tourism, and sports tourism and golf tourism, and safari tourism and desert tourism, yacht tourism marine tourism, as well as tourism festivals and entertainment events and cultural tourism and finally conferences and exhibitions.
In addition to the above-mentioned types, the "diving tourism centers" represent today a tourist activity was in great demand, and is the city of Sharm el-Sheikh of the largest dive centers in the world and enjoy the environmental and natural potential unique and diverse, making it one of the main centers to attract international and domestic tourism in addition to being a resort global and winter resort of lovers of fishing, tourism and diving under the water wherein the biggest equipped with the latest hardware dive centers which made them win the award for the best global destination for diving by the body during the World Travel Awards in 2007.
In order to achieve greater activation and attractions, rebounded "tourism vacations" introduced by Egypt, where this new type of tourism to non-Egyptians the right of ownership and use small units to stay in some new urban areas as well as in distinct tourist areas in each of the Sidi Abdel Rahman which, Homes Hurghada, Red Sea, and Marsa Matrouh.
In addition, it has achieved a tourism conference in Egypt increased steadily during the past six years with a total events held in Cairo International Conference Center about 665 events, including 132 national and international conferences and 235 exhibitions and 298 parties and concerts. In 2008, Egypt witnessed a boom of tourism conferences where he held on its territory more than a global conference, notably the Davos Forum in Sharm El-Sheikh for the economy and Almatmralqomy of the population and the African Summit.
Hurghada
Tourism festivals of the most important and is considered the most modern tourist attractions, whether sports or entertainment or art festivals, Egypt and organized numerous festivals that are popular rally such as Cairo International Song Festival, International Film Festival, and Tourism and Shopping Festival, including Gold Festival, the annual festival fishing for amateurs and Alexandria International Festival for Mediterranean Song, starring Sharm el-Sheikh International Bowling.
State efforts to promote the tourism sector
Nature did not skimp on Egypt Battaiha has God-given and exalted distinctive in nature not only the beauty and magic course of the Nile and settles eternally Aaoua
In it, but spread the beauty of Egypt Lizin Ssahelaha on Bahrain white, red and dive deep into their level and spreads in the desert and made it all Title months .. Egypt genius of the place. In history are months .. Fronaa, Greek, Romania, Copt, Arab, Islamic, and in giving humanitarian , it is a plant and store the Arab and human cultural product, in thought, literature, politics, art, journalism and architecture.
Hurghada
And is associated with these massive components of tourism product Egyptian infrastructure and sophisticated modern facilities, installations and various services high-end tourism requirements of a wide range of luxurious international hotels to transport air, land, sea and river network distinct and to contacts and tourist centers guidance makes visiting tourists to Egypt whatever purpose facilities and purpose of visit full of fun and excitement and interest.
However the nineties solutions new development policy began with the issuance of Presidential Decree No. 425 of 1992 establishing the Public Authority for Tourism Development contribution to the integrated tourism development with the help of international and national experience outstanding The establishment of this body a boom and provided all the necessary incentives and guarantees to attract investors to set up resorts, airports, roads New deep in the desert and on remote beaches.
Tourism Development Authority has added (until 2008) to the hotel capacity in Egypt, 75 thousand rooms.
Number of tourism companies has reached about 1409 company, as total number of rooms in the tourist villages and floating hotels and fixed 190.1 (thousand rooms).
It is worth mentioning that 90% of existing tourism projects in Egypt is an Egyptian investments, and 10% of Arab capital.
Alexandria has been considered the capital of the province of Islamic Culture for 2008.
The year 2008 saw the Pyramids of Giza for the best prize element tourist attraction at the international level and granted by the organization "World Travel Awards" during the celebration of the fourteenth of the organization which was held recently in the Caribbean Islands Day.
Giza Pyramids
2008 also saw the declaration also Whale Valley in Fayoum Governorate world natural heritage site area as the first protected heritage in Egypt, to join the list of World Natural Heritage sites, and the number 259 locations.