By the late-19th century, tourism began in a small way when travel company Thomas Cook started offering trips for wealthy and well-educated Westerners. It became part of the Grand Tour for the young, rich, leisured classes but still remained quiet.

The discovery of the treasures in Tutankhamun’s tomb in 1922 astonished the world and revived interest in ancient Egypt in general. Now, a trip to the Great Pyramids is a big-ticket bucket-list item.

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What your favourite destinations looked like before tourism