Rena Netjes @RenaNetjes MT @blibrahim #Morsi visit further disaster. Germany issues travel warning for all of Egypt http://www.deseretnews.com/article/700106052/Germany-issues-travel-warning-for-all-of-Egypt.html?pg=all … … …" Expand Reply Retweet Favorite Buffer More Germany issues travel warning for all of Egypt Germany expanded its travel warning Tuesday to all of Egypt, including its popular Red Sea resorts, due to the ongoing unrest in the country, in a major blow to Egypt's already shaken tourism industry Deseret News @deseretnews · Follow BERLIN — Germany expanded its travel warning Tuesday to all of Egypt, including its popular Red Sea resorts, due to the ongoing unrest in the country, in a major blow to Egypt's already shaken tourism industry. The warning applies to the entire country, Foreign Minister Guido Westerwelle told reporters, despite the fact that the unrest has not spread to the Red Sea area. "The safety of our citizens has the highest priority for us," Westerwelle said. Some 1.2 million Germans visit Egypt each year, making it one of the top three sources of tourists — along with Britain and Russia. Germany's three major tour operators — Rewe Touristik, TUI AG and Thomas Cook's German subsidiary — were quick to react, canceling all trips to Egypt through Feb. 14 and offering guests booked through Feb. 28 the chance to change to another destination without additional charge. The Foreign Ministry said that "because the overall situation in Egypt is now chaotic and hard to predict, this advisory explicitly includes the tourist resorts on the Red Sea coast, even though the situation there is currently calm." Germany previously beefed up its travel advisory on Sunday, cautioning its citizens against visiting Cairo and other urban centers shaken by the recent protests. The Foreign Ministry estimates that, in...
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