Egypt's Tourism Ministry predicts that hotels' occupancy rates will rise during the Eid al-Fitr feast as more Egyptians head to tourist destinations, particularly coastal areas, a tourism official has said.
Magdy Selim, head of the ministry...
International travel agencies have rejected proposals from the Muslim Brotherhood regarding restrictions on the behaviour of tourists visiting Egypt, claiming that the proposals could cost the Egyptian economy some US$12.5 billion in annual losses....
Tourism in Egypt was down 19 percent in the last three weeks of July compared to the same period last year, said Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour, adding that the drop is less than expected.
This is a positive indicator that tourism...
Tourism officials are expecting a rise in tourist numbers in Sharm el-Sheikh following the departure of former President Hosni Mubarak from the seaside resort. Mubarak was transferred to Cairo on Wednesday, where he is standing trial on various...
Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour said on Thursday that holding the trial of deposed President Hosni Mubarak in Cairo and not in Sharm el-Sheikh would be good for tourism, as tourists were afraid to come to the Red Sea resort so long as...
Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour announced Friday that he has asked the government to carry out the trial of former President Hosni Mubarak away from the Red Sea resort city of Sharm el-Sheikh, as the trial would have a negative impact...
Official statistics prove that tourism was less affected by the clashes in Tahrir Square than the sectarian violence that took place in the neighborhood of Imbaba two months ago, said Sami Mahmoud of the Tourism Promotion Authority.
He explained...
Continued instability and sectarian conflict, which discourages tourism, could lead to the closure of tourist companies within 2 months, warned Elhamy al-Zayat, chairman of the Egyptian Tourism Federation.
Zayat said that he received many inquiries...
Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has warned investors in land intended for tourism-related purposes that their land will be confiscated if they do not appear to be taking their responsibilities seriously.
“Land will be withdrawn...
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour called on the United States to lift its no-travel recommendations for Egypt. During his meeting in Cairo with the US Ambassador to Egypt Margaret Scobey, Abdel Nour said the country’s...