tourism
Investor: 60% of hotel guests in Eid al-Fitr are Egyptians
Economy
July 15, 2015
Investor: 60% of hotel guests in Eid al-Fitr are Egyptians
The hotel occupancy rate in Egypt during Eid al-Fitr holidays is expected to reach 100 percent in most tourist cities,…
Red Sea occupancy rate 90-100%
Economy
July 14, 2015
Red Sea occupancy rate 90-100%
Hotels and resorts in Hurghada, Gouna and Sahl Hasheesh in the Red Sea have witnessed a significant rise in occupancy…
New festival to boost religious tourism
Egypt
July 13, 2015
New festival to boost religious tourism
The Preservation of Egyptian Heritage Association will organize a festival to promote tourism in the Darb al-Sebaa area on Wednesday, in…
Eco-tourism: Foreigners unite to clean Dahab’s beaches
Life & Style
July 11, 2015
Eco-tourism: Foreigners unite to clean Dahab’s beaches
On a warm but breezy morning, seven people headed off from the Blue Hole, about 10 km north of Dahab,…
Tourism association: EGP drop attractive for tourists
Business
July 6, 2015
Tourism association: EGP drop attractive for tourists
Egypt’s tourist agents are keeping an eye on the impact the US dollar’s recent surge against the Egyptian pound is…
Center predicts outcome for Egypt’s anti-terror battle
Business
July 5, 2015
Center predicts outcome for Egypt’s anti-terror battle
An economic research center has predicted possible outcomes for Egypt’s economy based on positive or negative results stemming from the…
Poland raises travel warning to Egyptian Red Sea resorts
Egypt
July 3, 2015
Poland raises travel warning to Egyptian Red Sea resorts
In a statement issued on its webpage on Thursday, the Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs raised its travel warning to…
Egypt tourist arrivals rise 9% in the first half of 2015
Economy
July 2, 2015
Egypt tourist arrivals rise 9% in the first half of 2015
Sami Mahmoud, head of the Tourism Promotion Authority, said that a 9 percent increase in the amount of incoming tourists…
Tourist buses banned from Red Sea-Luxor road
Egypt
June 30, 2015
Tourist buses banned from Red Sea-Luxor road
The Ministry of Interior has banned tourist buses from using the Quseir-Qeft road, due to the lack of adequate security…
Tunisia sees losses of $515 mn for tourism this year after attack
Middle East
June 30, 2015
Tunisia sees losses of $515 mn for tourism this year after attack
Tunisia expects to lose at least $515 million this year, or about a quarter of its estimated annual tourism earnings,…