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Tito worked as an entertainer in Egypt鈥檚 hotels. All gone. Now, his livelihood wrecked, he takes us on a personal and moving exploration of his country鈥檚 tourist crisis. He introduces us to life inside the tourist resorts that have no tourists, and to the people whose lives have changed forever:

Tito is 30. He has worked as an entertainer in Egypt鈥檚 illustrious hotel scene all his working life. He sings, he dances, he is a comedian and he has entertained thousands of western tourists over his 15-year career. Those tourists aren鈥檛 there anymore, neither is the work and neither are most of the hotels Tito has worked in.

The historic but violent Egyptian revolution, the bombing of a Russian plane in Egypt, the stabbing of British tourists in Hurgada and most recently the downing of another passenger plane, have left Egypt鈥檚 tourist industry beleaguered. What was once a thriving fifteen billion dollar trade in 2010 is now struggling to achieve half that in 2016. But behind the economics are real human stories of despair including Tito鈥檚 himself.

Image: An Egyptian guide walks by the pyramids at Giza, Credit: Getty Images