Items related to tourism

Hesham Za'Zo Minister of Tourism, apologizes to passengers because of delay of their flights resulted from strike of EgyptAir stewards, Cairo International AirPort, 7 September 2012. Passengers attempting to board international EgyptAir flights were left stranded at Cairo airport's Terminal 3 after the impromptu strike almost completely shut down the terminal with the exception of domestic flights.
PM forms special tourism committee
Al-Masry Al-Youm 13 Sep 2012
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has decided to form a ministerial committee to develop a strategy to invigorate the...
Hesham Za'Zo Minister of Tourism, apologizes to passengers because of delay of their flights resulted from strike of EgyptAir stewards, Cairo International AirPort, 7 September 2012. Passengers attempting to board international EgyptAir flights were left stranded at Cairo airport's Terminal 3 after the impromptu strike almost completely shut down the terminal with the exception of domestic flights.
Tourism up 23.4% from January to July
Al-Masry Al-Youm 09 Sep 2012
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said 5,472,700 tourists visited Egypt between January and July 2012, registering an...
Postcards from the edge: A visit to Aswan highlights the desperate state of tourism
Laura Cugusi 08 Sep 2012
  Springtime is the ideal season for a visit to Aswan. The sun is high in the sky and the weather is perfect....
Qatar says to invest US$18 billion in Egypt economy
Reuters 07 Sep 2012
Qatar said on Thursday it would invest US$18 billion dollars in tourism and industry projects along Egypt's...
Communities: Hurghada, Russian tourist escape or haven for Russian women?
Marcus Benigno 28 Aug 2012
On a typical evening at the Spicy Cafe in Hurghada, camera phones snapped shots of an unlikely pair: a local man robed...
French Finance Minister Christine Lagarde gives a press conference in a briefing room at the end of an Extraordinary Eurogroup meeting, on May 2, 2010 at EU Headquarters in Brussels.
IMF loan, reforms 'both vital for Egypt'
AFP 26 Aug 2012
International Monetary Fund approval of Egypt's request for nearly US$5 billion in aid would come as a vital boon...
Tourism insiders say numbers are much lower than official sources.
Tourism minister: sector losing LE1 billion per month
Al-Masry Al-Youm 23 Aug 2012
  The tourism sector has lost LE1 billion per month this year as compared to the same period in 2010, said Tourism...
Tourism insiders say numbers are much lower than official sources.
Hotel occupancy drops 15 percent in Sinai after attack
MENA 18 Aug 2012
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said hotel occupancy dropped by 15 percent in Sinai just 48 hours after the Rafah attack...
Temple of Karnak which is considered one of the most important Pharaonic monuments
Security increased at Luxor tourist spots
Al-Masry Al-Youm 06 Aug 2012
Security forces in Luxor have started imposing new procedures on archaeological sites, hotels and other tourist areas...
Tourism insiders say numbers are much lower than official sources.
Cairo-Sharm el-Sheikh tourists’ trips canceled after protests block road
Al-Masry Al-Youm 05 Aug 2012
Tour organizers said Sunday that 27 tours were unable to travel due to protests that erupted in South Sinai on Saturday...