Egypt's
crisis is already taking a heavy toll on tourism and the economy, with
foreign governments advising against travel to the country, holiday
companies scrapping tours and some businesses scaling back operations
temporarily pending a resolution to the violence.
Germany
and Sweden advised against all travel to Egypt, while the Foreign
Office told Britons to avoid all but essential visits. German travel
company TUI cancelled all holidays to Egypt for a month and Swedish
operators followed suit.
British energy companies are understood
to be scaling back staff, although they say production levels have not
been cut. Shell said: "To ensure the safety and security of our staff,
Shell offices in Egypt are closed for business into the weekend and
business travel into the country has been restricted. We will continue
to monitor the situation in Egypt." Read more...
