Regular terror attacks in Egypt, four in the last year, should be a death
blow to tourism there. Too bad, there is so much to see. Their economy
will go to hell in a handbasket too. And they do so much to avoid these
attacks. Tourists cannot even go from one town to another unless they're on
a commercial bus, train or plane, or they've hooked up with a military
protected convoy. You are searched going into large hotels and other public
places. Military and tourist police are everywhere. Word is, after an
attack the government rounds up everyone remotely associated with any
suspect, even whole neighborhoods, and they're locked up for years. Too bad
for Egypt even these measures weren't ultimately successful.