U.S. Tour Operators Returning to Egypt
U.S. tour operators pulled out of Egypt in the midst of the uprising that ousted President Hosni Mubarak. But the Giza pyramids and other popular ancient Egypt tourist sites, museums and beaches are open for business, and the tour companies — and tourists — are heading back. Grand Circle Travel and its Overseas Adventure Travel, specialists in tours for American travelers age 55 and up, will return to Egypt with tours on March 14, officials say. To get its agents enthused about selling Egypt again, the company announced it would send 10 employees there for free. About a third of the 460 workers at the company’s Boston headquarters put their names in the lottery, according to spokeswoman Priscilla O’Reilly. “I heard people flying down the stairs and off the elevator last Thursday as soon as the e-mail went out,” O’Reilly says. Florida-based Sunny Land Tours this week began sending customers back to the Egypt on regular package itineraries, with the bonus of a half-price discoun...