Egyptian tourism
Egypt has high hopes for tourism despite setbacks: new minister
Business
April 11, 2016
Egypt has high hopes for tourism despite setbacks: new minister
Egypt is confident of luring back millions of foreign visitors and putting a smile on their faces, according to its…
Drop of Russian Ruble hammers Egyptian tourism
Business
January 19, 2015
Drop of Russian Ruble hammers Egyptian tourism
The Tourism Ministry decided last Thursday to exempt the Russian tourists from paying the US$25 Egyptian visa in order to promote…
Agency: 1.1 million tourists visited Egypt in April
Business
June 10, 2013
Agency: 1.1 million tourists visited Egypt in April
The number of foreign tourists visiting Egypt rose to 1.1 million in April, according to official statistics, an increase of…
Tourism workers demand protection from foreign labor
Egypt
April 10, 2011
Tourism workers demand protection from foreign labor
Around 500 tourist agents from the cities of Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada on Sunday staged a protest before the cabinet…
Passenger, flight activity expected to rise starting June
Business
March 27, 2011
Passenger, flight activity expected to rise starting June
Egypt's passenger numbers and flight activity are predicted to start increasing slowly from June, said Civil Aviation Minister Ibrahim Manna.In…
Tourism Ministry temporarily suspends permits for new travel agencies
Business
March 21, 2011
Tourism Ministry temporarily suspends permits for new travel agencies
Permits for starting new travel agencies will be suspended for a year, Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour said today.There…
Tourism minister asks Russia to lift travel restrictions
Egypt
March 14, 2011
Tourism minister asks Russia to lift travel restrictions
Egypt's Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour asked Russia to lift restrictions it imposed on travel to Egypt.The Russian…
Govt: Unrest in Libya impacting Egypt’s tourism
Egypt
March 1, 2011
Govt: Unrest in Libya impacting Egypt’s tourism
Libya's current turmoil will affect the scale of tourism activity in Egypt, said Samy Mahmoud, director of international tourism at…
New tourism intitiatives: Oprah invited for a Tahrir Square show
Egypt
February 27, 2011
New tourism intitiatives: Oprah invited for a Tahrir Square show
Egypt's newly-appointed minister of tourism, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, announced he has invited a number of world famous actors and…
‘Come back to Egypt’ campaigns aim to attract tourists, Egyptian expats
Life & Style
February 17, 2011
‘Come back to Egypt’ campaigns aim to attract tourists, Egyptian expats
“Come back to Egypt” has become a unified slogan for thousands of Egyptians calling for the return of tourists and…