Tourism Down As Cairo Struggles After Months Of Violence

CAIRO, EGYPT - OCTOBER 21: The Sultan Hassan Mosque and city skyline of Cairo are seen from the Muhammad Ali Mosque in Cairo's Citadel on October 21, 2013 in Cairo, Egypt. The Muhammad Ali Mosque, completed in the 1850's, is one of Cairo's major tourist attractions. After a summer of violence, tourist numbers across Egypt are at their lowest levels since a 2010 peak in tourism in the country. While Egypt's tourism sector took a dive following the popular uprising that overthrew President Hosni Mubarak in early 2011, occupancy rates of hotels in the capital Cairo and across Egypt have been reported as dramatically down since the Egyptian military's overthrow of President Morsi in July. In 2010, tourism represented 13% of Egypt's economy and employed one in seven of the country's workers. (Photo by Ed Giles/Getty Images).