tourism
Cross Egypt Challenge will test roads in tourism promotion bid
Life & Style
September 7, 2011
Cross Egypt Challenge will test roads in tourism promotion bid
A group of 16 adventurous travellers plan to scooter across 1700km of roads from Alexandria to Abu Simbel via Sinai…
Tourism Ministry predicts losses of US$3 billion by year-end
Business
September 5, 2011
Tourism Ministry predicts losses of US$3 billion by year-end
Samy Mahmoud, head of the Ministry of Tourism’s international tourism department, said on Monday that the industry's total revenues for…
Dahab’s low-key, eco-friendly culture threatened by development
Environment
September 2, 2011
Dahab’s low-key, eco-friendly culture threatened by development
After regaining the Sinai Peninsula in 1981 as part of its peace treaty with Israel, the Egyptian government began to…
Egypt predicts higher hotel occupancy during Eid
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Egypt predicts higher hotel occupancy during Eid
Egypt's Tourism Ministry predicts that hotels' occupancy rates will rise during the Eid al-Fitr feast as more Egyptians head to…
Amid renewed unrest, political players discuss Sinai development
Egypt
August 29, 2011
Amid renewed unrest, political players discuss Sinai development
In the wake of renewed unrest in Sinai, talk about the dire need to develop the eastern peninsula is resurfacing.…
Lingering security void devastates tourism in Luxor
Business
August 28, 2011
Lingering security void devastates tourism in Luxor
The absence of security poses a significant challenge to the tourism industry in Luxor, a main tourist center in Egypt.…
International travel agencies reject Brotherhood statements on tourism
Egypt
August 25, 2011
International travel agencies reject Brotherhood statements on tourism
International travel agencies have rejected proposals from the Muslim Brotherhood regarding restrictions on the behaviour of tourists visiting Egypt, claiming…
Govt official: Israeli tourist flow into Sinai unaffected by border unrest
Egypt
August 21, 2011
Govt official: Israeli tourist flow into Sinai unaffected by border unrest
The number of Israeli tourists heading to Egypt has not been affected by the recent turmoil on the border between…
Despite green lights from embassies, tourists still avoid Egypt
Life & Style
August 15, 2011
Despite green lights from embassies, tourists still avoid Egypt
According to the guidebook Lonely Planet, the queues outside the Egyptian Museum can be hours long. Just a few steps…
Archaeologists call for funds to save Kabash Road in Luxor
Egypt
August 14, 2011
Archaeologists call for funds to save Kabash Road in Luxor
Archaeologists and tour guides in Luxor on Sunday demanded that Mohamed Abdel Maqsoud, general secretary of the Supreme Council of…