Due to political instability, the tourism business in Egypt has suffered significantly in recent years. If we compare the country's income from the tourism industry in 2010 and 2013: $ 14 billion versus 2.5 - the difference will be enormous. However, the authorities are doing everything possible to ensure security at such famous resorts as Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, and in 2014 they expect an increase in flow by 20-30%. And despite the fact that unrest mainly occurs in large cities, in the tourist areas of the Sinai Peninsula, the government, for security reasons, put police patrols every half a kilometer. It is also planned to spend significant funds on the installation of video surveillance cameras on the roads of Sharm el-Sheikh.
New modern resorts such as Soma Bay are developing. Situated on a tiny peninsula of the Red Sea, surrounded by desert, Soma Bay has a developed infrastructure and the highest service. Attractive tours to Soma Bay for the New Year - winter temperatures are comfortable for a beach holiday, and the proximity of the coral reef Ras Abu Soma, where you can dive to a depth of 35 meters and find yourself in a cave of amazing beauty, provides an influx of divers from all over the world.
Most hotels offer all-inclusive services, there are spa salons, a golf club, a thalassotherapy center, a Turkish bath and a water park. All kinds of marine entertainments and excursions are available to places such as Giza, the Valley of the Kings, not far from the peninsula are the Coptic monasteries of St. Paul and Anthony.
Nuweiba is a resort for a relaxing family holiday in the eastern part of the Sinai Peninsula. Very inexpensive tours to Nuweiba in June offer tourists a quality beach holiday on the Red Sea outside the bustle of the city: Nuweiba is the name of a 30-kilometer stretch of the sea coast with a total population of no more than 15 thousand people, with a few hotels and a small port. Only 110 km from this place are Mount Moses and the Monastery of St. Catherine, open to all who wish to take an excursion to the Sinai.
Returning to the issue of security, it should be emphasized that the tourist areas of Egypt are located at a considerable distance from large cities, where performances and strikes are possible. Travel to Cairo, of course, is best avoided, as are visits to Luxor or the pyramids. In general, the situation on the coast is calm - neither the authorities nor the local residents want to lose one of the main articles of their income.