The first tour group from Israel arrived at the port of Sharm el-Sheikh today November 1 after the January 25 Revolution. They arrived to Egypt on the passenger ship ‘Aida Diva' from the Israeli port of Eilat. This marks the beginning of the tourism season, which begins Tuesday until the end of April 2012. Sources told Youm7 the tour group includes 2,500 tourists from Israel and different nationalities. The tourists will spend the day in the city of Sharm el-Sheikh then off to Safaga and continue onto tour of Egypt. The sources added reservations of tourist companies with Egyptian ports show a large turnout of foreign tourism to Egypt and in particular the port of Sharm el-Sheikh, which is expecting arrivals from more than 100 companies. This indicates the relative improvement in the situation of Egypt and its ability to achieve security after a wave insecurity experienced after the January 25 Revolution.
