tourism
Egypt to take part in China’s COTTM in April
Business
March 13, 2014
Egypt to take part in China’s COTTM in April
Egypt will take part in China Outbound Travel and Tourism Market (COTTM), which will last from 9 to 11 April,…
Zaazou: seeking 2010 record of 15 mil tourists
Business
March 8, 2014
Zaazou: seeking 2010 record of 15 mil tourists
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said his ministry's plan for 2014 is to restore 2010's record of 15 million tourists which…
Egypt lobbies Germany to ease travel advisory: minister
Business
March 6, 2014
Egypt lobbies Germany to ease travel advisory: minister
Egypt is urging Germany to ease its advice against travel to the entire Sinai peninsula after security concerns following the…
South Sinai governor: Tourist bookings not affected much by events
Egypt
March 4, 2014
South Sinai governor: Tourist bookings not affected much by events
Major General Khaled Fouda, governor of South Sinai, said that the proportion of tourist booking cancellations did not exceed 15…
Hundreds of tourists watch sun’s alignment on Abu Simbel
Culture
February 22, 2014
Hundreds of tourists watch sun’s alignment on Abu Simbel
Hundreds of Egyptian and foreign tourists stood by the ancient Abu Simbel temple in Aswan to watch the sun’s alignment…
Russian official calls on tourists not to leave Egypt
Egypt
February 21, 2014
Russian official calls on tourists not to leave Egypt
Executive Director of the Russian Tour Operators' Association (ATOR) Maya Lomidze said Friday that tourist areas in Egypt are safe,…
Egyptian militants warn tourists to leave country or face attack
World
February 18, 2014
Egyptian militants warn tourists to leave country or face attack
The Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis has told tourists to leave Egypt and threatened to attack anyone who stays…
Tourism declines by 17% in 2013: tourism minister
Business
February 5, 2014
Tourism declines by 17% in 2013: tourism minister
Tourism Ministry statistics issued on Wednesday showed that incoming tourists in 2013 declined by 17.4 percent compared to 2012. Egypt received…
Tourism Minister: Gulf tourists rates down 15%
Business
February 3, 2014
Tourism Minister: Gulf tourists rates down 15%
The rates of tourism coming to Egypt from the Gulf countries fell by 15.3 percent during the past year, 2013, compared…
Italy lifts travel ban to Egypt’s north coast resorts
Egypt
January 30, 2014
Italy lifts travel ban to Egypt’s north coast resorts
Matrouh's director of the Department of Tourism and Resorts, Alaa Abdel Shakour, said Thursday that Italy has lifted its travel…