SHARM EL SHEIKH, Oct 31 — Mussa al-Nahas sat outside his fragrance and spice shop overlooking the Red Sea beaming at the sight of Russian tourists, who are beginning to flood back to Sharm el-Sheikh six years after a terror attack. “Today is much, much better than three or four months ago...
SHARM EL SHEIKH, Oct 31 — Mussa al-Nahas sat outside his fragrance and spice shop overlooking the Red Sea beaming at the sight of Russian tourists, who are beginning to flood back to Sharm el-Sheikh six years after a terror attack.
In the wake of the crash, Russia instituted a blanket ban on all flights to the Red Sea from 2015, and even to Cairo for a few weeks. “Before 2015, there were about 120-150 flights coming from Russia weekly... We hope that things go back to what they used to be,” he told AFP.Capitalising on the appetite for tourism after months of global lockdowns, Egypt’s tourism ministry has waived visa fees for 28 countries including many from eastern Europe.
Tourists are also happy to be back in the largest Arab country with plenty to explore from the pyramids in the north to the beauty of the Red Sea corals.
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