{"id":3841,"date":"2026-09-22T15:13:17","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:13:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841"},"modified":"2026-09-22T15:13:17","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T12:13:17","slug":"egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841","title":{"rendered":"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n

Egypt\u2019s participation in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai remains important despite ongoing political and security developments in the region, according to Haitham Arafa, Board Member of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA) and Head of its Training Committee.<\/p>\n

Arafa said that Egypt\u2019s absence from the international tourism exhibition could have affected its presence in key source markets, particularly Arab markets.<\/p>\n

Arafa added that postponements and changes surrounding the exhibition had affected participation levels and exhibition space, with some areas being used for public events instead of the usual exhibitor setups.<\/p>\n

He noted that repeated postponements since April were largely linked to regional developments, adding that holding the next edition in April could create additional challenges for participating companies because of the short interval between the two editions and the large number of other tourism exhibitions scheduled in Europe and the UK.<\/p>\n

Arafa said maintaining Egypt\u2019s presence at the Dubai exhibition remains important even if participation is smaller than in previous editions, as the market continues to be a source of inbound tourism for Egypt.<\/p>\n

Egypt has opportunities to increase its share of Arab tourism, although competing destinations such as Saudi Arabia and Jordan already have a strong presence in regional markets, he said.<\/p>\n

According to Arafa, tourism from long-haul markets such as the US and Australia could also benefit Egypt, as travellers often combine several destinations during a single trip.<\/p>\n

He noted that tourists visiting countries such as Saudi Arabia or the UAE could potentially add Egypt to their itineraries, given the country\u2019s archaeological, historical, and beach tourism offerings.<\/p>\n

Arafa indicated that flights bringing tourists to Egypt through Dubai and Qatar are still operating, but have declined significantly amid heightened uncertainty and geopolitical tensions in the region.<\/p>\n

A significant portion of tourism traffic from Asian markets passes through the Gulf, he said, meaning continued instability could influence travellers\u2019 decisions to visit the region as a whole and, indirectly, affect tourism flows to Egypt.<\/p>\n

On training, Arafa noted that Egypt\u2019s tourism sector has developed capabilities to serve Arab and European visitors, but labour shortages remain among its main challenges.<\/p>\n

He concluded that existing training programmes are focused on improving the skills of workers already employed in the sector. However, attracting more young people to tourism remains a bigger challenge, as a significant number of young Egyptians remain reluctant to work in the sector, which they perceive as offering limited job stability.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Egypt\u2019s participation in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai remains important despite ongoing political and security developments in the region, according to Haitham Arafa, Board Member of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA) and Head of its Training Committee. Arafa said that Egypt\u2019s absence from the international tourism exhibition could have affected its presence […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":3842,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-3841","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tourism"],"yoast_head":"\nEgypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages - daily business egypt<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_GB\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"Egypt\u2019s participation in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai remains important despite ongoing political and security developments in the region, according to Haitham Arafa, Board Member of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA) and Head of its Training Committee. Arafa said that Egypt\u2019s absence from the international tourism exhibition could have affected its presence […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"daily business egypt\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2026-09-22T12:13:17+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0666\u0660\u0667\u0662\u0660_\u0661\u0662\u0663\u0668\u0662\u0665.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"512\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"editor\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"editor\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Estimated reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"2 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"editor\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5c888b833e3e0965286e12f36635bd51\"},\"headline\":\"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-22T12:13:17+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841\"},\"wordCount\":417,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/3841-egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages.jpeg\",\"articleSection\":[\"Tourism\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841\",\"name\":\"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages - daily business egypt\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/3841-egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages.jpeg\",\"datePublished\":\"2026-09-22T12:13:17+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/3841-egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/09\\\/3841-egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages.jpeg\",\"width\":1125,\"height\":835,\"caption\":\"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?p=3841#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/\",\"name\":\"daily business egypt\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"daily business egypt\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0666\u0660\u0667\u0662\u0660_\u0661\u0662\u0663\u0668\u0662\u0665.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2026\\\/07\\\/\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0666\u0660\u0667\u0662\u0660_\u0661\u0662\u0663\u0668\u0662\u0665.jpg\",\"width\":512,\"height\":512,\"caption\":\"daily business egypt\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"}},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/5c888b833e3e0965286e12f36635bd51\",\"name\":\"editor\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-GB\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cafc45c7f58c335726d3daa3aa61a1bb95af9d8e3a21bc277810887e653d0037?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cafc45c7f58c335726d3daa3aa61a1bb95af9d8e3a21bc277810887e653d0037?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/cafc45c7f58c335726d3daa3aa61a1bb95af9d8e3a21bc277810887e653d0037?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"editor\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/selio.sakanmisr.com\"],\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/dailybusiness.info\\\/?author=1\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages - daily business egypt","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841","og_locale":"en_GB","og_type":"article","og_title":"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages","og_description":"Egypt\u2019s participation in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai remains important despite ongoing political and security developments in the region, according to Haitham Arafa, Board Member of the Egyptian Travel Agents Association (ETAA) and Head of its Training Committee. Arafa said that Egypt\u2019s absence from the international tourism exhibition could have affected its presence […]","og_url":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841","og_site_name":"daily business egypt","article_published_time":"2026-09-22T12:13:17+00:00","og_image":[{"width":512,"height":512,"url":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0666\u0660\u0667\u0662\u0660_\u0661\u0662\u0663\u0668\u0662\u0665.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"editor","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"editor","Estimated reading time":"2 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841"},"author":{"name":"editor","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#\/schema\/person\/5c888b833e3e0965286e12f36635bd51"},"headline":"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages","datePublished":"2026-09-22T12:13:17+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841"},"wordCount":417,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3841-egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages.jpeg","articleSection":["Tourism"],"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841","url":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841","name":"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages - daily business egypt","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3841-egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages.jpeg","datePublished":"2026-09-22T12:13:17+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-GB","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3841-egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/3841-egypts-tourism-sector-faces-regional-aviation-disruptions-labour-shortages.jpeg","width":1125,"height":835,"caption":"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?p=3841#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Egypt\u2019s tourism sector faces regional aviation disruptions, labour shortages"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#website","url":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/","name":"daily business egypt","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-GB"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#organization","name":"daily business egypt","url":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0666\u0660\u0667\u0662\u0660_\u0661\u0662\u0663\u0668\u0662\u0665.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/\u0662\u0660\u0662\u0666\u0660\u0667\u0662\u0660_\u0661\u0662\u0663\u0668\u0662\u0665.jpg","width":512,"height":512,"caption":"daily business egypt"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"}},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/#\/schema\/person\/5c888b833e3e0965286e12f36635bd51","name":"editor","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-GB","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cafc45c7f58c335726d3daa3aa61a1bb95af9d8e3a21bc277810887e653d0037?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cafc45c7f58c335726d3daa3aa61a1bb95af9d8e3a21bc277810887e653d0037?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/cafc45c7f58c335726d3daa3aa61a1bb95af9d8e3a21bc277810887e653d0037?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"editor"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/selio.sakanmisr.com"],"url":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/?author=1"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3841","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=3841"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/3841\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/media\/3842"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=3841"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=3841"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/dailybusiness.info\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=3841"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}