tourism
Why Africa’s festival business is booming
Culture
September 19, 2016
Why Africa’s festival business is booming
From a stage among the palm trees on the northern shore of Lake Malawi to one of the largest jazz…
Hurghada hotel abiding by Islamic Sharia closes
Business
September 19, 2016
Hurghada hotel abiding by Islamic Sharia closes
Thirty months after several senior figures in political Islam inaugurated the first hotel abiding by Islamic Sharia in Hurghada, the…
Egypt’s hotel rates rise despite struggling tourism sector
Business
September 13, 2016
Egypt’s hotel rates rise despite struggling tourism sector
Despite the tremendous drop in occupancy rates, revenues and tourist arrivals in the past few months, hotels across Egypt saw…
Italian investor seeks to lure wealthy tourists to Sharm el-Sheikh
Business
September 7, 2016
Italian investor seeks to lure wealthy tourists to Sharm el-Sheikh
An Italian property developer with investments in Egyptian tourism has launched an initiative to lure Italian tourists back to Sharm…
Egypt’s tourism drops 41.9 pct in July year-on-year: CAPMAS
Business
August 29, 2016
Egypt’s tourism drops 41.9 pct in July year-on-year: CAPMAS
Egypt suffered a 41.9 per cent drop in the number of incoming tourists in July compared to a year earlier,…
Indonesia in two weeks? It can be done
Life & Style
August 27, 2016
Indonesia in two weeks? It can be done
Put simply, Indonesia is massive. The world's largest archipelago nation, its 17,000-odd islands are spattered across more than 3,000 miles of…
Egypt’s economic crisis weighs heavily on heritage: minister
Egypt
August 25, 2016
Egypt’s economic crisis weighs heavily on heritage: minister
Egypt cannot afford to keep its museums open, let alone search for ancient buried treasures, because of the economic crisis,…
Sharm el-Sheikh to lure Ukrainian tourists with concerts
Egypt
August 24, 2016
Sharm el-Sheikh to lure Ukrainian tourists with concerts
The Tourism Promotion Authority has launched a series of artistic events to attract Ukranian tourists to the resort city of…
Russia, Egypt agree on roadmap for return of tourism: aviation minister
Business
August 22, 2016
Russia, Egypt agree on roadmap for return of tourism: aviation minister
Egypt has agreed with Russia on a roadmap for the return of Russian flights and tourist services to Egypt, after…
Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia delights business, polarizes locals
Business
August 21, 2016
Gulf tourism frenzy in Bosnia delights business, polarizes locals
Abdulah Al Sanousi enjoys the breeze in the lush resort outside Sarajevo where his family bought a flat to escape…