Tourism development in the Govern of El- Sharkia | ||
| Egyptian Journal of Tourism and Hospitality | ||
| Volume 17, Issue 2, December 2011, Pages 116-93 PDF (4.29 M) | ||
| Document Type: Original Article | ||
| DOI: 10.21608/ejth.2010.371721 | ||
| Abstract | ||
| Tourism is considered one of the most important sources of national income in Egypt, and the Egyptian people have been accustomed to having tourists among them since ancient times. Egypt is distinguished by an abundance of tourist attractions of various types, due to the abundance of temples and monuments that have been taken care of and invested in to attract tourists. There is also a tourist infrastructure that includes major hotels, tourist villages, and airline offices. Throughout its history, Egypt has been known as a destination for tourists and travelers since Herodotus visited it in ancient history, recording his astonishment at its vast difference from his country. Egypt remained so throughout its medieval and modern history. However, the Pharaohs, since the beginning of the last century, have added a pure charm to it, in addition to its unique religious and cultural monuments, in addition to its geographical location in the middle of the world, its moderate climate in summer and winter, its easy, extended coastlines, and the unique coral reef treasures on its beaches, which are considered comparative advantages that provide elements and guarantees of competition and the hoped-for superiority (General Authority for Information, 2010, p. 11). Egypt, as a tourist destination, enjoys a variety of tourism fields, the most important of which is cultural and archaeological tourism, as it is one of the oldest types of tourism in Egypt, where ancient civilizations are evident to the eye, and speak of what the nations were like, which built those civilizations since the dawn of history, and despite the multiplicity of types of tourism and Egypt’s possession of the components of many of them.. cultural and archaeological tourism remains the tourism component that is not repeated or similar or competitive due to what Egypt possesses, as it contains the oldest and most ancient monuments of the civilizations known in the entire world (previous reference, p. 12). That heritage has great importance in the life of nations, as it carries their components, which are proven over time, from it comes their civilization, history, and distinctive personality, and from it they derive their survival, development, and intellectual and even material prosperity, and that our national heritage, both material and intellectual, is full of treasures that must be preserved, maintained, documented, and benefited from the valuable knowledge it contains (Specialized National Councils, Features of Egypt’s Archaeological Wealth, 1992, p. 3) | ||
| Keywords | ||
| Tourism development; Govern of El-Sharkia | ||
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