The British Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) has relaxed their travel advice for those who are visiting Egypt. The advice was put in place on January 28 due to the political unrest in the country, telling travelers to avoid all but essential visits to Cairo, Suez and Alexandria.
A spokesman for the FCO says that the situation has improved a lot since now former president Hosni Mubarak decided to step down from his role. Their embassy in Cairo, as well as their consulate general in Alexandria, he continued, have been following the situation of security very closely. The big protests in these cities have ended, and they have been increasingly calm over the last week, he added.
After the nation’s president was forced to step down by massive protests, which lasted for 2 weeks, the country’s army took control of the interim government. They have ordered a rewritten constitution, while they hope to have a new government election in 6 months.
UK Prime Minister David Cameron visited Egypt for meetings with the nation’s head of the armed forces and the caretaker Prime Minister. He says the country has a great opportunity to push for democracy.
During the protest crisis, worldwide governments were issuing travel warnings to nationals planning to visit the country, while tour operators, airlines and governments were also evacuating citizens and tourists, as well as canceling tours and flights to and from the country. The Egyptian tourism sector was in utter chaos, for the exception of its Red Sea resorts, which Britons were never advised not to travel to. It’s the county’s hope that tourism will bounce back soon.