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Tourism and Travel in Ancient Egypt

How did the ancient Egyptians travel in this quaint old land thousands of years ago?
What sort of transportation did they use?
For how long did they go?
What destinations did they visit?
For which purposes did they travel?
Is it correct to describe the ancient Egyptian travels as “tourism” or not?
According to our current perceptions of tourism, if the Egyptians had tourism in ancient times, did they understand it as such?
Which varieties of tourism did the ancient Egyptians have compared to what mankind has today?
These and many more questions are answered in this ground-breaking book based on research, evidence, and artifacts by Egyptologist and Tourism expert Mohammed Ahmed. A fascinating exploration of hieroglyphs, ancient stories, language, art and more, and what they tell us about travel in ancient Egypt, while also informing our tourism experiences today.
Indeed, we know that numerous aspects of the current global civilization derived from the ancient Egyptian civilization, such as writing, the scholarly calendar, medicine, architecture, festivals, chemistry, and other fields of life. The influence of the ancient Egyptian civilization on the modern world is clear. Climb aboard and tour Egypt with us - travel like an Egyptian!

Mohammed Yehia Zakaria Z. Ahmed, Becky Parker, Chris Panny

Mohammed Ahmed was born in Cairo. He is a tourism specialist and combines both academic and practical experiences in the tourism industry. He studied in Egypt at Cairo University, Fayoum Branch, where he successfully completed a B.Sc. and MSc. in Tourism Guidance. He also holds his BBA in Tourism and Hospitality Management at MODUL University Vienna. Currently, he is working as the deputy director of the Egyptian State Tourism office in London, as a result of being nominated for this position by the Egyptian Minister of Tourism. Tourism and Travel in Ancient Egypt has been translated into many languages and is also available as an audiobook in English.
Mohammed Ahmed has also worked as a cabinet member of the Egyptian Tourism Minister and for the international and domestic tourism sectors' online marketing department of the Egyptian Tourism Authority in Cairo. Ahead of joining ETA, he worked as freelance tour guide and travel manager at an Egyptian travel agency.

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