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Cross Egypt Challenge will test roads in tourism promotion bid
Life & Style

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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…
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