Spain and Portugal boom as travellers avoid Egypt
12 February 2011Spain and Portugal are seeing a resurgence as customers seek an alternative to Egypt, where political violence continued into a third week.
Leisure carrier Jet2.com pulled its summer programme to Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada this week as protesters stepped up their efforts to overthrow President Hosni Mubarak.
‘Foreign and Commonwealth Office‘ advice remained unchanged, with guidance against all but essential travel to Cairo, Alexandria, Luxor and Suez.
Fears are growing that the political violence will have a long-term impact on tourism to Egypt.
source: travelweekly.co.uk
