{"id":633047,"date":"2018-02-26T04:02:24","date_gmt":"2018-02-26T04:02:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/02\/26\/whos-responsible-for-tourism-promotion-in-egypt\/"},"modified":"2018-02-26T04:02:24","modified_gmt":"2018-02-26T04:02:24","slug":"whos-responsible-for-tourism-promotion-in-egypt","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/enterpriseam.com\/egypt\/2018\/02\/26\/whos-responsible-for-tourism-promotion-in-egypt\/","title":{"rendered":"Who\u2019s responsible for tourism promotion in Egypt?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>International marketing campaigns alone won\u2019t attract tourists to Egypt,<\/strong> Fathiya El Dakhakhny writes for <a href=\"http:\/\/www.almasryalyoum.com\/news\/details\/1263626\">Al Masry Al Youm<\/a>. She argues that a true and lasting revival of the country\u2019s ailing tourism sector requires infrastructure projects allowing access to remote archaeological sites, awareness campaigns for citizens and sector employees how to treat tourists, and\u2014most importantly\u2014toning down the media\u2019s banging of the drum on \u201cEgypt fights terrorism,\u201d which she says scares tourists away.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>International marketing campaigns alone won\u2019t attract tourists to Egypt, Fathiya El Dakhakhny writes for Al Masry Al Youm. 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