Should I go to Egypt in 2014?

Due to political instability, the tourism business in Egypt has suffered considerably in recent years. If you compare the country's revenues from the tourism industry in 2010 and 2013: $ 14 billion against 2.5 - the difference will be enormous. However, the authorities are doing everything possible to ensure security at such famous resorts as Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, and in 2014 expect an increase in flow by 20-30%. And in spite of the fact that excitement occurs mainly in large cities, in the tourist zones of the Sinai peninsula, the government set up police patrols for security purposes every half a kilometer. It is also planned to spend significant funds for installing video surveillance cameras on the roads of Sharm el-Sheikh.

New modern resorts, such as Soma Bay, are developing. Located on a tiny peninsula of the Red Sea surrounded by a desert, Soma Bay has a developed infrastructure and the highest service. Attractive tours in Soma Bay on New Year's Eve - winter temperatures here are comfortable for beach holidays, and the proximity of the coral reef of Ras Abu Soma, where you can dive to a depth of 35 meters and find yourself in a cave of amazing beauty, provides an influx of divers from around the world.

Most hotels offer "all-inclusive" services, there are spas, a golf club, a thalassotherapy center, a Turkish bath and an aqua park. All kinds of sea entertainment and excursions are available to places such as Giza, Valley of the Kings, near the peninsula are the Coptic monasteries of St. Paul and Antony.

Nuweiba is a resort of quiet family rest in the eastern part of the Sinai peninsula. Very inexpensive tours to Nuweiba in June offer tourists a quality beach holiday on the Red Sea outside of city bustle: Nuweiba is the name of a 30-kilometer stretch of the sea coast with a total population of no more than 15 thousand people, with a few hotels and a small port. Only 110 km from this place are Mount Moses and the Monastery of St. Catherine, open to visitors who want to make an excursion to Sinai.

Returning to the issue of security, it should be emphasized that the tourist areas of Egypt are located at a considerable distance from major cities, where performances and strikes are possible. Travel to Cairo, of course, is better to avoid, as well as visits to Luxor or the pyramids. In general, the situation on the coast is calm - neither the authorities nor local residents want to lose one of the main articles of their income.