ʻO ka mākaʻikaʻi i ka Middle East, a i ʻole e wehewehe pono mākou iā ia ʻo ka Muddle East, ua hoʻopilikia nui ʻia i ka makahiki 2011. Me ka hapalua o 2011 ma hope o mākou, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka mākaʻikaʻi i Tunisia, ʻAigupita, Ioredane a me Suria ma mua o ka moʻolelo 2011 pae. Ua ʻike ʻo ʻIseraʻela i kahi hāʻule liʻiliʻi. ʻO ke kūlana politika ma ʻAigupita, Tunisia a me Suria ua loaʻa ka hopena ripple i ka mākaʻikaʻi ma nā ʻāina kokoke, me Ioredane, a ua manaʻo ʻia e hoʻomau ka ʻIseraʻela no kekahi manawa. ʻO nā huakaʻi hoʻohui like ʻana i ka lehulehu, ʻo ia hoʻi nā hui pū ʻana e pili ana i hoʻokahi a ʻoi aku paha o ʻAigupita, Jordan, Israel a me Suria, ua loaʻa i kahi hāʻule nui i ka makahiki 2011 ʻoiai ʻo ʻAigupita ka mea maʻamau no kēia mau huakaʻi.

ʻO ke kūlana politika e puka mai ana mai ka ulu ʻana o ke kūʻē kūʻē i ke aupuni ma Suria a me ka hoʻāʻo ʻana o ke aupuni o Suria e wāwahi i ka neʻe kūʻē i ka hopena maikaʻi ʻole i ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi o Suria e ulu nui ana i ka makahiki 2010. . ʻO ka hoʻopanee ʻana i nā koho balota i koho ʻia no Kepakemapa ma ʻAigupita e hoʻolōʻihi i ka ʻeha i ʻike ʻia e ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi o ʻAigupita i ka makahiki 2011.

Ua hōʻike aku nei au i kahi pepa ma ka moku'āina o Egyptian Tourism ma ka First International Conference on Safety and Crisis Management i mālama ʻia ma Nicosia, Cyprus. Ma ke ʻano he ʻāpana o ka noiʻi no ka pepa, ua nīnau au i nā Luna Nui mai kahi ākea o nā mea hoʻokele huakaʻi kūʻai nui o Australia i loea i ʻAigupita. ʻOiai he mākeke kumu liʻiliʻi ʻo Australia no ʻAigupita (72,000 Australian i kipa ʻia ma 2010) he mākeke waiwai ia no ʻAigupita no ka mea ʻoi aku ka lōʻihi o ka Australian e noho lōʻihi a ʻoi aku ka nui o nā mea mākaʻikaʻi mai ka hapa nui o nā mākeke kumu.

ʻO ka huikau e pili ana i ka neʻe kūʻē e hoʻokuke iā Mubarak i ka hopena o Ianuali a me ka hapa mua o Pepeluali ua hoʻonui ʻia e ka mea i loaʻa i ke kiʻekiʻe o ka manawa mākaʻikaʻi o ʻAigupita. Ua hōʻike ka inertia i ka Mana Kūkākūkā o ʻAigupita i ka wā o ka pilikia i waiho i ke kuleana alakaʻi no ka pilina ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi o ʻAigupita me kāna mau mākeke kumu i ka ʻoihana pilikino. ʻOiai ua piha ka poʻe aʻu i nīnauele ai i ko lākou hoʻomaikaʻi ʻana i ka ʻoihana o kā lākou poʻe hana ʻāina ʻAigupita i ka hoʻoponopono ʻana i kahi kūlana haunaele, ua ʻeha lākou i kā lākou ʻōlelo hoʻohewa ʻana i ka hoʻokele pono ʻole o ka ETA i ka hoʻokele ʻana i kahi pilikia mākaʻikaʻi. ʻOiai ua hoʻomaka ka ETA e hoʻoikaika i ka hoʻi ʻana o ka mākaʻikaʻi i ʻAigupita ma hope koke o ka hoʻokahuli ʻia ʻana o Hosni Mubarak, ma nā mākeke kumu he nui a me Australia ua nalowale lākou i ka nui o ka waiwai nui ma muli o kā lākou hoʻokele pilikia ʻole a ua paʻakikī nā mea kuleana ʻoihana e hilinaʻi i kekahi mea a lākou. i ʻōlelo ai. Ke alakaʻi nei nā keʻena mākaʻikaʻi aupuni i ka mālama ʻana i ka ʻike i ka poʻe kuleana mākaʻikaʻi i ka wā pilikia. ʻOiai hiki ke hoʻopaʻapaʻa ʻia e hana ana ka Mana Kūʻai Kūʻai ʻo ʻAigupita i kahi kaiapuni kahi i huikau ai nā kahawai o ka mana, ʻaʻohe kumu i hiki ʻole ai ke hāʻawi i ka ʻōlelo aʻo e pili ana i ke kūlana o ka noho ʻana, ka halihali kūloko a me ka haʻalele ʻana o ka honua ma kāna pūnaewele.

Ke hoʻomaopopo nei ke aupuni o ʻAigupita a me ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi o ʻAigupita e hoʻihoʻi i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi i ʻAigupita. Ma waena o Ianuali-ʻApelila 2011, ua nalowale ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi o ʻAigupita i ka US $ 2.5 biliona ma ka ʻoihana a me 3 miliona hoʻopau ʻia, nā helu pōʻino no kahi ʻoihana e hoʻohana ana i 1.75 miliona mau kānaka, ka hapa nui o lākou i nalowale i kā lākou mau hana a i ʻole ko lākou kūlana i ka pōʻino.

ʻO ka hoʻokokoke ʻana o ʻAigupita (ʻoi loa i ka ʻoihana huakaʻi) e hoʻihoʻi i ka mākaʻikaʻi ma hope o ke ala ʻana o Ianuali / Pepeluali ua manaʻo nui i ka mea e hiki ai i nā mea mākaʻikaʻi ke hana no ʻAigupita ma mua o ke kumu e pono ai ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi e kipa iā ʻAigupita. Ua hele ka ETA a me ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi o ʻAigupita i ke ala e hoʻoponopono ai i ka pilikia hope ma o ka hoʻoikaika ʻana i nā pōmaikaʻi o ka poʻe malihini e ʻike i nā kahua o ʻAigupita me ka pale ʻole ʻia e ka lehulehu a me ke koʻikoʻi i ka hoʻokipa maikaʻi ʻana iā lākou ma ʻAigupita. ʻO ka mea mahalo, ʻaʻole i noʻonoʻo ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi i nā pahuhopu o ka hoʻomāinoino politika i ka wā a i ʻole ma hope o ke kipi ʻana. ʻO ka apo ʻana i ka "kipi" e ka ʻoihana mākaʻikaʻi o ʻAigupita he ala maʻamau ia akā he pahi kaua ʻelua ke hoʻāʻo nei e hoʻohuli i ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi e hele mai a me nā hui huakaʻi e hoʻolaha i ka huakaʻi. ʻAʻole naʻe i lilo ka Arab Spring i loko o ka Elysian Fields i manaʻo ai ka nui o kāna poʻe kākoʻo a he nui nā kākalaioa ʻona i loko o ka māla.

Eia naʻe, ʻo ka manaʻo nui i hana ʻia e nā mea hoʻokele huakaʻi Australia e pili ana iā lākou me ka hoʻoikaika ikaika ʻana i ka hoʻi ʻana i ʻAigupita i ke ʻano o ka mākaʻikaʻi lehulehu a ʻAigupita i hauʻoli ai i ka makahiki 2010, ʻo ia ka mea e pono ai ka hoʻoholo ʻana i ke kūlana politika paʻa ʻole. Ua ʻike ʻia ke koho balota democratic e hāʻawi ana i kahi mana kūpono i ke aupuni kīwila he mea koʻikoʻi nui no ka hoʻihoʻi piha ʻana i ka huakaʻi i ʻAigupita. ʻOiai ke hoʻomau nei ka kānalua politika ma ʻAigupita, ʻoi aku ka maikaʻi o ka hoʻi ʻana o ka poʻe mākaʻikaʻi i ʻAigupita i ka makahiki 2011. Ke manaʻo nei au e hana hou ʻia ka pane ʻana o ka poʻe loea mākaʻikaʻi Australia i ka noiʻi aʻu i alakaʻi ai i nā mākeke kumu nui o ʻAigupita.

He aha e lawe ʻia mai kēia ʻatikala:

The Egyptian approach (especially to the travel industry) to recover tourism post the January/ February uprising has tended to focus more on what tourists can do for Egypt rather than on why it should be in the best interest of tourist to visit Egypt.
The ETA and the Egyptian tourism industry has gone part of the way to address the latter issue by stressing the advantages of visitors being able to experience Egypt's sites relatively unhindered by crowds and stressing the warm welcome they would no doubt receive in Egypt.
While it could be argued that the Egyptian Tourism Authority was operating in an environment in which the channels of authority were confused there is no reason why it could not have given advice on the status of accommodation, domestic transport and international departures on its web site.