tourism
Mexican Senate calls for Egypt travel warning following attack
Egypt
September 18, 2015
Mexican Senate calls for Egypt travel warning following attack
The Mexican Senate called on the Foreign Ministry to raise the level of the travel warning for Egypt following the…
3D sound and light show Thursday at Qaitbay Citadel
Art news
September 17, 2015
3D sound and light show Thursday at Qaitbay Citadel
Egypt’s Antiquities Minister Mamdouh al-Damaty is inaugurating a 3D light show Thursday, which will be displayed on the façade of the…
EgyptAir Tourism travel agency announces Eid offers
Economy
September 16, 2015
EgyptAir Tourism travel agency announces Eid offers
EgyptAir Tourism (Karnak) and the Duty Free travel agency are offering all-inclusive trips including accommodation, transportation and tickets for Arab…
Gatwick Airport-Sharm el-Sheikh flights resume
Egypt
September 15, 2015
Gatwick Airport-Sharm el-Sheikh flights resume
The Sharm el-Sheikh International Airport received the first British Airways flight on Tuesday, after flights between Sharm el-Sheikh and Gatwick…
Global tourist numbers up 4 percent in first half, says UN
Life & Style
September 11, 2015
Global tourist numbers up 4 percent in first half, says UN
The number of international tourists rose by 4.0 percent worldwide during the first half of 2015 although security and health…
Tourism Minister to open hotel in Marsa Alam
Business
August 31, 2015
Tourism Minister to open hotel in Marsa Alam
In the presence of the Red Sea governor and Porto Ghareb board chairman Adel Rady, Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy inaugurated…
Competition among travel agencies affects tourism in Red Sea
Economy
August 26, 2015
Competition among travel agencies affects tourism in Red Sea
Competition between foreign travel agencies operating in the Red Sea has increased, leading to a significant decline in accomodation prices…
South Sinai investors recommend 2-year halt to property tax
Business
August 22, 2015
South Sinai investors recommend 2-year halt to property tax
Investors in South Sinai are demanding a moratorium for real estate taxes as an incentive for an already reeling tourism…
JWT advertising agency to promote tourism for 3 years
Business
August 21, 2015
JWT advertising agency to promote tourism for 3 years
Sami Mahmoud, head of the Tourism Promotion Authority, said the JWT advertising agency was chosen to devise a promotional campaign…
UPDATE: French and Egyptian passengers rescued as boat sinks in Red Sea
Egypt
August 20, 2015
UPDATE: French and Egyptian passengers rescued as boat sinks in Red Sea
Twenty-six French tourists and 10 Egyptians were rescued on Thursday after a boat transporting them hit coral reefs and sank…