Tourism demand and supply
Travelers from the West have visited the Pyramids at least since Roman times, although modern tourism did not begin until the late nineteenth century.
To a large extent, this was due to the British travel company Thomas Cook, who inaugurated steamship services on the Nile, luxury river cruises and the development of Luxor as a winter resort.
Since the 1960s tourists from other Arab countries, visiting primarily for recreational rather than cultural reasons, have formed a growing share of the Egyptian market.
Arab visitors tend to stay during the summer months, when the Mediterranean coast around Alexandria is cool by comparison with the stifling heat of the Arabian Peninsula. Most Western sightseers arrive during the winter season, which is pleasantly warm and much drier than other Mediterranean destinations.
Tourism demand and supply
Travelers from the West have visited the Pyramids at least since Roman times, although modern tourism did not begin until the late nineteenth century.
To a large extent, this was due to the British travel company Thomas Cook, who inaugurated steamship services on the Nile, luxury river cruises and the development of Luxor as a winter resort.
Since the 1960s tourists from other Arab countries, visiting primarily for recreational rather than cultural reasons, have formed a growing share of the Egyptian market.
Arab visitors tend to stay during the summer months, when the Mediterranean coast around Alexandria is cool by comparison with the stifling heat of the Arabian Peninsula. Most Western sightseers arrive during the winter season, which is pleasantly warm and much drier than other Mediterranean destinations.
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