{"product_id":"tourism-in-egypt-through-the-charlotte-booth-9781399043564","title":"Tourism in Egypt Through the Ages: A Historical Guide","description":"\u003cb\u003eFrom the author of 'How to Survive in Ancient Egypt', explore how tourism shaped Egypt all the way from the Ancient Egyptians through to modern day excursions!\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLet's go on a journey through 5,000 years of tourism in Egypt starting with the pre-2011 economic height, back through the Thomas Cook cruises in the nineteenth century to the ancient Egyptians themselves making journeys down the Nile to visit Abydos and Memphis on pilgrimage, or to travel for work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eWhile tourism itself is a new concept exploring the local (and not so local environment) is almost hardwired into human nature. And considering the Giza pyramids were a thousand years old at the time of Ramses II, there would have been many wonderful things to see.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book explores the tourism industry and its development from selling amulets at ancient temples, through manufacturing mummies for tourists to buy to adventure trips in the modern day. As numbers of visitors increased so did the business of tourism including refreshments, accommodation, guided tours and souvenirs.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis book will provide a comprehensive introduction to Egypt and its attraction to tourists from the pharaonic period to the modern day. while thousands of years separate us the evidence shows many traveled for the same reasons people do today.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Charlotte Booth\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1399043560\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781399043564\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Pen and Sword History\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 05\/30\/2024\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 224\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"Charlotte Booth","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":44966232916223,"sku":"9781399043564","price":49.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_3343e794-309a-446b-8d0e-f973ee2c4323.jpg?v=1711159256","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/tourism-in-egypt-through-the-charlotte-booth-9781399043564","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}