Travel has always been regarded as an enriching experience, whether it be for ‘business or pleasure’. Since the COVID-19 outbreak however, travel has gotten to be a lot more of a complicated matter. It has been proved that travel has been a sure way of spreading the virus, as such, airports worldwide started imposing extreme new measures and even travel bans. As a result of how fast the pandemic spread, and how fast airports worldwide took the decision of imposing travel bans and closing altogether, many travelers found themselves having to cut trips short or found themselves stuck abroad with no sure way of returning to their respective countries. In Egypt, the government decided to shut down its airports effective March 19 until March 31 to circumvent the outbreak’s infection rates, leaving many Egyptians at a loss as to how to navigate a return. This closure was later extended to April 15. Egyptian Streets spoke to three Egyptians, each of whom with a different travel experience, to share their stories following the outbreak and the temporary travel ban in Egypt. A honeymoon cut short in a race against time With…
Striving for Home: Various Egyptian Travel Accounts Amongst a Global Pandemic
April 2, 2020
