Egypt: in the tour operators’ secret | France 2 | Envoyé Spécial

It’s one of the French’s favourite destinations, especially in winter: Egypt.No less than 500,000 French people went to Egypt last year.Seaside holiday, cruises on the Nile, diving… There are traffic jams in the land of the Pharaohs. Egypt welcomes over 10 million visitors a year. And over recent months it’s gone up by 20%.Tour operators offer more and more holidays of every sort to attract tourists.On the Internet you find it all, at unbeatable prices: a week on the Red Sea at 500 Euros or a week’s cruise from 300 Euros, flight from Paris and meals included.How can travel companies offer a week’s holiday at such prices? What’s the secret behind these tours? And how have travel agencies found the way to increase their profitability?Our team investigated the cruise business. Tricks, scams, little arrangements and huge denials.Alongside this mass tourism, some professionals in the travel business are looking to stand out in order to attract a new clientele: eco-tourism, traditional boats and new circuits off the beaten track.How does a tour operator put a new tour together? What does he look for first? How does he negotiate prices?One of the biggest French tour operators agreed to take us along with the luggage into the heart of the Egyptian desert.