One of the most important branches of the Egyptian economy is tourism. No bikinis, no tourism. So they have to decide what to do.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Egypt needs law and order in Sinai to save the tourist industry in Sharm el-Sheik and prevent the area from becoming a base for terrorists that will target Egypt itself, as well as Jordan and Israel.
I don't look down on tourism. I live in Hawaii where we have 7 million visitors a year. If they weren't there, there would be no economy. So I understand why a tourist economy is necessary.
Tourism is the biggest industry in the world.
Egypt is the oldest, largest and most important Arab country in the region. What happens there affects them all.
Tourism is important because it can create sustainable local economies. I'd much rather have 1,000 tourists going up the Tambopata than 1,000 gold miners.
Citizens, the priority now is to recover trust between the Egyptian - amongst the Egyptians and to have trust and confidence in our economy and international reputation and the fact that the change that we have embarked on will carry on and there's no going back to the old days.
The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.
I have no interest in going to Egypt and seeing the pyramids. I'm just not that kind of dude.
Egypt is a large, complex, very important country.
The situation in Egypt is stable. We are ready for tourism and investment.