Luxor plans to reduce dependence on tourism

“Neglect” by the government in promoting tourism destinations in Luxor is forcing the governorate to diversify outside the tourism sector, write Keiichi Honma and Yomiuri Shimbun for the Japan News. Luxor Governor Mohammed Badr tells them that Luxor will move away from a reliance on tourism as it is too unreliable and prone to shocks, the latest being the Metrojet crash of 2015. Badr’s statements jive with the government’s economic plans for the area, which has designated investment and development projects for it.