Tourism Development and Energy Consumption in Egypt

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Introduction
Tourism development is considered as critical factor to almost all economies around the
world, as it produces several benefits related to greater degree of foreign exchange incomes and
export revenues from tourists across the world. In comparison to the other industries, tourism
sector encompasses range of business sectors for example, airlines, restaurants and casinos and
further associates with other factors related to market dimension (Zhang and Gao 2016). Thus,
tourism growth results in amplifying economic growth particularly in developing nations
because of more investments in human capital as well as physical capital. The following paper
will evaluate studies of few authors by throwing light on tourism development and energy
consumption in Egypt.
Discussion
Article 1
Diab, F., Lan, H., Zhang, L. and Ali, S., 2015. An Environmentally-Friendly Tourist Village in
Egypt Based on a Hybrid Renewable Energy System––Part One: What Is the Optimum
City?. Energies, 8(7), pp.6926-6944.
The fundamental aim of article of Diab et al. (2015) is to select the prime city out of
Qena, Luxor, Giza, Alexandria and Aswan in Egypt in order to set-up environmentally friendly
tourist village. Diab et al. (2015) offer inclusive insights which highlighted Egyptian tourism
sector involved around 12% of country’s entire labour force and contributed over 11% of its
GDP and nearly 14% of Foreign currency earnings. Diab et al. (2015) undertake research
conducted by other scholars who used different hybrid energy systems for understanding
procedures through which these five cities have been aiming to establish eco-friendly tourist
spots. Moreover, Egypt as one of the renowned tourist destinations has been experiencing

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frequent electricity disruptions due to increasing demand and dearth of natural resources supply
especially during hot season. () comprehensively discusses that possibility for using clean energy
technologies in Egypt would be essential for adequate solar insolation and wind resources.
Furthermore, by drawing insights from the results of simulation test by using well-
established Homer software, it has been noted that Alexandria has been considered as financially
useful city for hybrid photovoltaic (PV) or wind/diesel/battery and wind/diesel/battery system,
whereas Aswan has been viewed as most commercial city for using hybrid PV/diesel/battery
system. The article can be considered as well-analysed one, as it asserted that there is absence of
substantial economic transformation in order to use diesel or battery system between the cities. ()
make good use of previous studies which highlighted that Qena can viewed as ideal city for
establishing eco-friendly tourist village grounded on the amount of GHG released from
diesel/battery system. However, Diab et al. (2015) note that such an assertion can be made
regarding Qena if the impact of ambient temperature has been taken into account. Diab et al.
(2015) delved into concern of environmental performance of Egypt tourism and selected five
most important cities which generate highest revenues from international tourists. Thus, the
inclusive insights provided in this article can be considered applicable for understanding the
present situation of Egypt and its role and contribution towards making its tourist destinations
environmentally apposite for international clients.
Article 2
Ragab, A.M. and Meis, S., 2016. Developing environmental performance measures for tourism
using a Tourism Satellite Accounts approach: A pilot study of the accommodation industry in
Egypt. Journal of Sustainable Tourism, 24(7), pp.1007-1023.