Earlier in the week, the army, which took control of the country after Mubarak's resignation, had urged people to return to work with a sense of normalcy; however, the military council also officially announced that it would not allow the persistence of labor strikes that are weakening the economy and national security.

Life in Egypt is back to normal. Egypt’s military forces are now taking control and working towards democratic elections; they succeeded to reopen the center of Cairo to traffic and normal life. Soldiers took down the makeshift tents of protesters who camped out on Tahrir Square during the protests. Industrial and commercial establishments, public and private organizations, and banks resumed their work; public transportation and all commercial chains had begun operating “as usual”, which had all helped restoring a degree of stability in the country.

As far as Tourism sector is concerned, Egypt's uprising was a disaster for the country’s tourism industry, emptying the hotels and resorts, while sites stood ominously empty. Now, we are all expecting the recovery to be quick especially that today, the military forces had appointed the economist and former parliamentarian Mr. Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, Secretary-General of the Wafd opposition party, for the post of Minister of Tourism in the new government.

We count then on our business partners’ support in boosting the sector and turning the wheel once again; especially that the travel warning has started to get downgraded and got eased in many countries such as England, Austria, Holland, Poland, Germany, and the most recent country France. On the other hand, we are happy to inform you that the Egyptian Museum of Antiquities opened its doors to visitors starting from today, Sunday February 20^th, 2011. (22 visitors from Holland.

The events of the past few days have proven beyond a shadow of doubt, that Egyptians have the power, they can change things, they are not helpless nor hopeless. With this in mind, we hope this revolution can lead us to a brighter future… since, things had to get much worse, before they get much better!