The increase and growth led to the income from tourism to rise more than 300% over a period of 10 years.

An estimated $13 billion of that is from rural tourism.

Thus, profits from tourism may be lost to foreign investors.

The total gross value added from tourism is 14.9 billion.

More than a million Egyptians make their living from tourism.

They are also involved in projects that help the local community benefit from tourism.

Some 100 local people earn part or whole of their living from tourism.

Most of the people make their living from fishing and tourism.

About 18.000 people live on the islands, most of them from tourism.

The state earns about $500 million a year from tourism.