A local newspaper highlighted the fact that Egyptian tourism has recently flourished as Egypt has become a tourist attraction to all foreigners.

    Comhuriyet newspaper on Friday pointed out that Egypt has become a strong competitor to Turkey in the field of tourism and, therefore, Turkish travel agents have moved their work to Egypt.

    The paper pointed out that the number of Turkish tourist offices has dramatically increased in Egypt and the offices started to transport Russian tourists to Egypt in large numbers, the paper said, quoting reports by the Research Centre of the Mediterranean Tourism Union.