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TUNIS/CAIRO (Reuters) The tanks parked beside Tunisia tourism ministry and the capital main souk were probably not quite what canada goose factory sale travel agents had in mind when they said better security was the way to tempt buy canada goose jacket back holiday makers.

Canada Goose online Four months after a popular uprising toppled Tunisia ruler, the country is slowly trying to restore stability, choose a new government and canada goose coats rebuild its economy with a canada goose black friday sale focus on its tourism sector, the country biggest employer after farming.

canada goose coats on sale But with foreign arrivals down canada goose uk black friday 50 percent as it enters the summer season, post revolution Tunisia is not seeing the kind of support it would like from Europe namely the usual flow of thousands of tourists uk canada goose from France, Spain and Germany.

canada goose store feel very let down because they were the canada goose store first ones to start the uprising, to fight for democracy, and now they are forgotten, said tour group manager Can Deniz, strolling through the winding streets of Sidi Bou Said village.

Canada Goose sale Deniz is with the only foreign group in the village, which usually draws hundreds of tourists daily for its beautiful views over the Bay of Tunis, white and blue houses and lively market.

However, the people he is browsing the souk with are not cheap canada goose uk tourists but other tour guides. They are on a trip sponsored by the Tunisian tourism board and national airline in an attempt to show the country is safe and buy canada goose jacket cheap worth offering to customers again.

Tourism usually contributes 6 7 percent of gross Canada Goose Online domestic product and the sector is an important provider of temporary work in Tunisia where canada goose clearance 14 percent are unemployed one of the major factors behind the revolution.

buy canada goose jacket cheap Deniz said canadian goose jacket agents were targeting couples with upmarket, last minute trips sold on the cheap, such as a week in a five star coastal hotel for 200 British pounds ($322), or half price.

Canada Goose Jackets are being drawn by price rather canada goose clearance sale than any real interest in the canada goose coats on sale country, he said sadly.

Visits may be down by Canada Goose Parka half, but some are still coming to the North African country 252,000 in March despite the military presence, occasional curfews, taxi strikes blocking the main road to the airport and war over the border in Libya.

canada goose black friday sale In the capital Bardo Museum, home to Roman mosaics and statues, Canada Goose Jackets 26 year old banker Francois Xavier Marchand from Paris is taking a few days to explore Tunis ahead of work meetings.

company has an office in www.canadagoosesale.info Tunis, so I know people here and took advice before traveling. I am not scared but it is fair to say that I am not going for strolls in the center, he said, admitting he would not have come if it wasn for work.

An hour drive away in the coastal town of Hammamet, hoteliers fill rooms by slashing prices by 20 30 percent.

In the luxury hotel El Mouradi, where occupancy is half its normal levels in May, you can find bargain hunters and seasoned travelers relaxing under parasols by the pool.

Canada Goose Outlet can see the evidence that people are scared, said Frenchman Alain Canada Goose Coats On Sale Barret, gesturing at the empty pool and vacant deckchairs surrounding him and his wife Francoise, who are on their third holiday in Hammamet.

all the efforts the Tunisians have made, now people are worried about its proximity to Libya. canada goose uk outlet A terrible sadness has descended on this place, he said.

But the couple say they feel far enough away from Tunisia problems to enjoy themselves, even if market merchants are more aggressive as they desperately compete for customers.

are here really to enjoy ourselves, for purely selfish reasons, Francoise said, dangling a henna tattooed arm over the side of her deck chair.

NEVER MIND THE REVOLUTION In Egypt, where protestors inspired by the Tunisians ousted President Hosni Mubarak in February, the number of tourists visiting the following month dropped 60 percent to 535,000 from 1.3 million a year earlier. Russians in particular stayed away.

canadian goose jacket But some tour operators say they expect Egypt to recover faster than Tunisia thanks to its more predictable climate and its major tourist uk canada goose outlet attractions such as the pyramids.

canada goose deals Only three months ago, Tahrir Square was the epicenter of protests that routed Mubarak dubbed a modern day pharaoh by many Egyptians but for tourists passing through the square now, those momentous events are not much of a draw.

revolution hasn really been a big thing for us, other than the fact it enabled us to get really good prices everywhere, said British backpacker Tina Winn, 31 who had been able to cheap Canada Goose stay in four star hotels at hostel room rates.

Canada Goose Parka for us was about the pyramids and shopping.

Tourism is Egypt top foreign currency earner, generating over a tenth of gross domestic product. canada goose As in Tunisia, it is a major employer providing one in eight jobs in a country also beset with high unemployment.

buy canada goose jacket In the narrow alleys of Khan el Khalili souk, once a hive of tourists, 31 year old Khaled Mahmoud works in https://www.canadagoosesale.info a shop selling sequined belly dancer outfits. He said the revolution had shaken his business and he was struggling to make ends meet.

canada goose coats He used to make around 40,000 Egyptian pounds ($6,720) per month before the revolution, selling the sparkly designs to canada goose uk shop tourists. Now he is lucky to Canada Goose sale scrape together 2,000 pounds.

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Tourists delivered by bus from sea resort Sharm el Sheikh for a day trip to Cairo were largely indifferent to the revolution. Many of them had booked holidays before the unrest, though some had leapt at the opportunity of a discount getaway.

cheap Canada Goose on our honeymoon, so we wanted somewhere that was warm this time of year, said Steve Collins, adding that he and his wife felt completely safe, having checked government travel advice before booking the holiday.