STUDY OF SOME SOCIAL AND PHYSICAL VARIABLES AFFECTING THE INCOMING TOURISTS - A COMPARATIVE STUDY AMONG DIFFERENT SEGMENTS OF THE EGYPTIANS AND THE TOURISTS

Egypt considers one of the tourist states on which the tourist activity is considered one of the solutions for increasing national income and restricting the unemployment. Despite the great significance and multiple benefits of the tourist activity and its active role in total development, it is unstable and quick-affected by the surrounding circumstances of the hosting countries for tourists. It is also influenced by some other internal and external factors. For instance, Egyptian tourism is currently suffering from political security instability in addition to some negative security, behavioral, and social factors.
 
 
This present study drives at identifying or reaching some social variables that affect the imported tourism for the purpose of reaching possible solutions for problems encounter this imported tourism. The study uses the scientific method using the social survey and being applied on a random sample of (348) tourists from different nationalities, using a questionnaire form to be administered on four governorates (Luxor – Aswan – The Red Sea – Sharm El-Sheikh), in addition to hotels’ guests in some hotels and visitors of the Egyptian Museum. The researcher uses other tools including a questionnaire Form, case study, and review of literatures. The ecological system theory has been the intellectual orientation for the researcher as it collects between System theory and the Human Ecology, meaning the exchanged interactions between physical factors and living creatures.
The study comes to several important results including:

Tourists in the age stage (21-35 yrs.) represent 68% of the total sample and they are interested in identifying the religious beliefs, ancient Egyptian civilization, monumental tourism, and religious tourism.
Males are the most important category in tourism as they represent 68% of the sample and they care about the positive reputation of the tourist areas and identifying the habits, traditions, and religious beliefs of the original local inhabitants besides the recreational activities.
The stay period has differed for tourists with least period (5 days), as they care about identifying habits, traditions, and religious beliefs of the original local inhabitants, in addition to the recreational activities, night life, and religious visits.