tourism
US women call Egypt captors ‘kind’
Egypt
February 5, 2012
US women call Egypt captors ‘kind’
CAIRO — Their kidnappers gave them tea and dried fruit, and talked about religion and tribal rights. The California women…
Two American tourists kidnapped in South Sinai
Egypt
February 3, 2012
Two American tourists kidnapped in South Sinai
The police chief of South Sinai has confirmed that two American tourists were kidnapped by masked men close to Wadi…
French tourist killed in shooting in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
January 28, 2012
French tourist killed in shooting in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egyptian officials says a French national has been killed in a shooting in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm…
Egypt tourism revenues slipped nearly 30% in 2011
Business
January 19, 2012
Egypt tourism revenues slipped nearly 30% in 2011
CAIRO — Egypt's tourism minister says revenues from the vital tourism sector fell by nearly 30 percent in 2011 compared…
Touristic theater makes unfortunate comeback in ‘The Smoking Jacket’
Art news
January 17, 2012
Touristic theater makes unfortunate comeback in ‘The Smoking Jacket’
The slowdown in the tourism sector since the revolution began had many drawbacks. But one positive outcome critics had hoped…
We respect beach tourism, says Brotherhood
Egypt
January 15, 2012
We respect beach tourism, says Brotherhood
Saying it wants to boost tourism, the Muslim Brotherhood has issued assurances that it will not seek to impose stringent…
Tourism declined 33 percent, says minister
Egypt
January 15, 2012
Tourism declined 33 percent, says minister
The number of tourists who visited Egypt in 2011 declined 33 percent from 2010, Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour…
FJP has vision for Egypt tourism, party leader says
Egypt
January 9, 2012
FJP has vision for Egypt tourism, party leader says
Egypt's Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) attempted to calm fears over its stance on tourism on Sunday as the party…
We won’t allow prostitution tourism, says Salafi party
Egypt
January 8, 2012
We won’t allow prostitution tourism, says Salafi party
The Salafi-oriented Nour Party has agreed with the Egyptian Federation of Tourism Chambers to permit all types of tourism, except…
Tourists prevented from visiting Abu Simbel
Egypt
January 8, 2012
Tourists prevented from visiting Abu Simbel
Hundreds of villagers blocked the road to the famous Abu Simbel temples in Upper Egypt and prevented some 375 tourists…