`` The political instability and the continuous uprising have been probably among the biggest threats to this recovery . '' Nineteen people -- mainly foreign tourists -- died in a ballooning disaster in Luxor on Tuesday . The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but officials said it was likely caused by an overloaded gondola that fell from its moorings. Analysts say that figures for 2012 showed there had been a slight recovery in the industry . They say the ballooning disaster is a blow to Egyptian efforts to grow tourism .
Nineteen people -- mainly foreign tourists -- died in a ballooning disaster in Luxor on Tuesday . The cause of the accident is still under investigation, but officials said it was likely caused by an overloaded gondola that fell from its moorings. Analysts say that figures for 2012 showed there had been a slight recovery in the industry . They say the ballooning disaster is a blow to Egyptian efforts to grow tourism .