What beautiful development of that stretch along the Nile! It must have been a real jewel just before the Egyptian turmoil led to the dramatic fall in tourists. We heard that plans existed to extend the improved design elements all the way along the riverfront. Now, unfortunately, it looked so sad and empty.
Tourist dollars are fickle because if people hear even a rumour of trouble, they have no difficulties booking vacations elsewhere. In many cases the threat is not much different than if they'd stayed in their own hometowns. I would love to see things here improve for the locals, as obviously people are really hurting economically.
We have travelled a lot, and spent a lot of time in developing countries. We've also witnessed "projects" that never quite lived up to expectations. Primarily in developing areas, there may not be enough capital for grassroots planning and input. In such situations, generally national politicians fight and scramble to get something done for local constituents. Often things are built but funding doesn't continue for maintenance. Nobody picks up the ball on the local end and a superb idea turns into rubble amazingly soon.
I hope things turn around soon enough to keep this revitalized area as beautiful as it is now.