tourism
Investor: 17 resorts shut down in Marsa Alam, Qusayr
Economy
April 8, 2015
Investor: 17 resorts shut down in Marsa Alam, Qusayr
Seventeen resorts in Marsa Alam and al-Qusayr, the Red Sea, out of 72 resorts have closed due to financial obstacles,…
Minister: 1 million Indian tourists initiative unsuccessful due to insufficient flights
Business
April 2, 2015
Minister: 1 million Indian tourists initiative unsuccessful due to insufficient flights
According to Tourism Minister Khaled Ramy, Egypt received 60,459 Indian tourists in 2014. In January and February 2015, 19.6 percent…
VIDEO: Egypt’s Red Sea resort makes a comeback
Egypt
March 30, 2015
VIDEO: Egypt’s Red Sea resort makes a comeback
CNN's Marketplace Middle East is in Sharm El-Sheikh to see how this Red Sea resort and its people are trying…
Tourism Minister decreases number of tourism offices abroad
Business
March 30, 2015
Tourism Minister decreases number of tourism offices abroad
Al-Masry Al-Youm has received a copy of the Tourism Minister Khaled Rami's decision to decrease the number of overseas tourism offices…
CAPMAS: Egypt sees 5.5% annual tourists rise in January
Business
March 25, 2015
CAPMAS: Egypt sees 5.5% annual tourists rise in January
Egypt received 677,500 tourists in January 2015, 5.5 percent more than the 642,200 it received in the same period last…
Tourism officials to meet with security over visa crisis
Egypt
March 19, 2015
Tourism officials to meet with security over visa crisis
According to informed sources, Assistant Tourism Minister, Adla Ragab, will meet on Thursday with heads of the National Security to…
Mass tourism forces mobbed museums to overhaul welcome
Art news
March 18, 2015
Mass tourism forces mobbed museums to overhaul welcome
Mass tourism spurred by cheap flights and richer emerging economies is forcing the world's top museums to rethink their welcome,…
Egyptian Tourism Authority to present 4 projects at the economic summit
Business
March 13, 2015
Egyptian Tourism Authority to present 4 projects at the economic summit
The state-run Holding Company for Tourism, Hotels & Cinema (HOTAC) has obtained the final approval from the organizers of the…
TPA Chairman: Turkey has profited from the decline of tourism in Arab Spring countries
Egypt
February 23, 2015
TPA Chairman: Turkey has profited from the decline of tourism in Arab Spring countries
In an interview with Al-Masry Al-Youm, Samy Mahmoud, Chairman of the Tourism Promotion Authority (TPA), says Turkey has profited from…
Minister: New charter flights between Aswan and 3 Chinese cities
Business
February 22, 2015
Minister: New charter flights between Aswan and 3 Chinese cities
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Hisham Zazou said on Sunday that the start of charter flights between Aswan and three Chinese…