Shining the light on the USD 51 mn revamp of the Pyramids visitor experience

A more pleasant experience for those visiting the pyramids: The Telegraph is out with a piece highlighting the USD 51 mn revamp to improve the visitor experience at the Giza Pyramids, including setting up a new entrance through the Fayoum Desert Road, introducing electric shuttle buses, and implementing tighter restrictions on hawkers and unlicensed guides. The revamp aims to address long-standing complaints of harassment at the site by local vendors, who have vehemently protested the changes. Naguib Sawiris — head of Orascom Pyramids Entertainment Services, which had planned to inject some EGP 1.5 bn into the site by February — defended the overhaul, saying preserving the Pyramids takes precedence over protecting “2k individuals who have caused harm for years.”