Hisham El Demery, general manager of Egypt’s Tourism Development Authority, said the archaeological find, near to the city of Luxor, was helping to increase travel demand from tourists and hoped more discoveries would interest visitors, the Independent reports.
"These discoveries are positive news from Egypt’s tourism industry, which is something we all really need," he said.
Tourism to the country has suffered difficulty following the toppling of former president Hosni Mubarak in 2011 with political unrest and the downing of a Russian passenger plane returning from Sharm el Sheikh in October 2015 deterring visitors.
