Luxor Governor Tarek Saad el-Din stressed that Luxor is still a favorite destination as many representatives of travel agencies at the International Travel Market here refused to cancel their December reservations.
Speaking to MENA, Saad el-Din said the Upper Egyptian governorate is free of any protests and there is no reason why some countries continue to impose a travel ban that has badly harmed the workers in the tourism sector.
He said lifting the UK travel ban to Egypt will certainly play a key role in recovering the Egyptian tourism sector, especially in Luxor, stressing that many British travel operators are exercising pressure on the government to lift the ban.
As part of efforts to address fears on security in Luxor, the governor said 28-million-pound security surveillance cameras will be installed in all tourist areas in the governorate to convey a true picture of the security situation.
Also, he unveiled plans to launch a satellite channel covering Luxor tourism. The governor called for re-operating the train service to Luxor and linking airports of Sharm el-Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Alam with that of Luxor to help recover tourism.
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