## Quick answer Russian and Britain stopped all flights to Sharm El Sheikh. The drop in tourism was immense after the Russian tourists on the airplane were killed. Tourism income for Egypt dropped from $12 Billion in 2010 to almost half in 2016. In 2016 tourists were attacked in Hurghada, resulting in the wounding of the two people. ## More on this - [How to get to Dahab](/blog/sharm-el-sheikh-to-dahab/) — every transport option - [From Cairo to Dahab](/from-cairo-to-dahab/) - [From Sharm to Dahab](/from-sharm-el-sheikh-to-dahab/) ## Other quick answers
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Why did tourists stop going to Sharm El Sheikh?
Russian and Britain stopped all flights to Sharm El Sheikh. The drop in tourism was immense after the Russian tourists on the airplane were killed. Tourism income for Egypt dropped from $12 Billion in 2010 to almost half in 2016. In 2016 tourists were attacked in Hurghada, resulting in the wounding of the two people.

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