Significant security threats have had an ongoing effect on the industry over the past twenty years . Fifty-eight foreign tourists were killed in the 1997 Luxor massacre . The industry was also affected by the September 11 , 2001 , attacks in the eastern United States , the 2004 Sinai bombings , April 2005 Cairo terrorist attacks , the July 23 , 2005 Sharm el-Sheikh attacks , and the 2006 Dahab bombings . Militants have typically been motivated by a combination of Qutbism and opposition to the Mubarak government , therefore attacking foreigners who are generally non-Muslims while diminishing tourist industry income was seen as serving both agendas
2004 Sinai bombings
2004 Sinai bombings
Tourism in Egypt