The SCUBA community made this remote settlement their own, but with the building of an airport in the 1990s, Hurghada has seen a great influx of vacationers from around Europe.
Without an airport, Hurghada would never have been discovered by European vacationers. 
mnli hypothesis: Without an airport, Hurghada would never have been discovered by European vacationers.  premise: The SCUBA community made this remote settlement their own, but with the building of an airport in the 1990s, Hurghada has seen a great influx of vacationers from around Europe.