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firm Thomas Cook has said holidaymakers are beginning to return to Egypt after
terrorist attacks and political unrest hit demand.
The
group said while bookings to the destinations are still lower, it was seeing
“early signs” of a recovery.
Tourists
are no doubt being drawn back to the country by the rock-bottom prices offered
by hotels desperate to attract business.
Thomas
Cook added that the wider holiday market was also enjoying a bounce back after
a difficult 2016.
Summer
bookings were up by 10 percent overall, as sun-seekers have shifted to Greece
and other European destinations including Cyprus, Bulgaria, Croatia and
Portugal.
Demand
for trips to Egypt plunged after the bombing of a plane from the Egyptian
resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, which has been followed by a string of terrorist
attacks in the country.
But
Thomas Cook has switched its focus to other resorts, such as Greece, which is
now seeing bookings up by 40 percent year-on-year.
Peter
Fankhauser, chief executive of Thomas Cook, said: “Customers’ appetite to go
abroad on holiday this summer is good across all our markets despite continued
political and economic uncertainty.”
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