Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh reels from Ukrainian and Russian exodus

A picture taken on September 29, 2021 shows Russian tourists in the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh. [KHALED DESOUKI/AFP via Getty Images]

On Sharm el-Sheikh's sandy beaches, many of the sun loungers lie empty. At a central promenade packed with shops, cafes and nightclubs, crowds are thinner than usual. The resort on the southern tip of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula is reeling from the impact of the war in Ukraine, which has seen Ukrainians and Russians – previously among the town's top visitors – virtually disappear, tourism sector workers say. Their absence has delivered the latest in a series of shocks to a sector that accounts for up to 15 per cent of gross domestic product and generates sorely needed foreign currency. "Months ago, we were catching our breath after coronavirus hit and activity was beginning to recover, but we got out of […] Source

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