tourism
Sharm el-Sheikh celebrates Mubarak’s departure
Business
August 12, 2011
Sharm el-Sheikh celebrates Mubarak’s departure
Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt’s tourism capital, breathed a sigh of relief last week when former President Hosni Mubarak was transported to…
Sharm el-Sheikh hotel occupancy rebounds in August
Business
August 9, 2011
Sharm el-Sheikh hotel occupancy rebounds in August
Hotel occupancy rates in Sharm el-Sheikh have risen since the beginning of August, even though Egyptian and Arab tourists have…
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
Egypt
August 7, 2011
Tourism ministry intervenes to resolve pilgrims’ visas problem
The tourism ministry “has intervened to resolve the problem of a halt to visa issuing for more than 35,000 pilgrims”…
Tourism minister: Tourism nearing pre-revolution rates
Business
August 6, 2011
Tourism minister: Tourism nearing pre-revolution rates
Tourism in Egypt was down 19 percent in the last three weeks of July compared to the same period last…
Departure of Mubarak raises hopes of tourism boom in Sharm el-Sheikh
Business
August 4, 2011
Departure of Mubarak raises hopes of tourism boom in Sharm el-Sheikh
Tourism officials are expecting a rise in tourist numbers in Sharm el-Sheikh following the departure of former President Hosni Mubarak…
Red Sea resorts plough through reefs, damaging both ecology and economy
Environment
August 3, 2011
Red Sea resorts plough through reefs, damaging both ecology and economy
Globally famous for being one of the world's most important repositories of ecological biodiversity, the Red Sea attracts more than…
Official: Arab tourists to Egypt dropped in first half of 2011
Business
August 1, 2011
Official: Arab tourists to Egypt dropped in first half of 2011
The number of Arab tourists who visited Egypt in the first half of 2011 dropped by 15.3 percent compared to…
Tour guide: I was beaten by military during Abbasseya clashes for holding foreign cash
Egypt
July 26, 2011
Tour guide: I was beaten by military during Abbasseya clashes for holding foreign cash
One young woman says she was beaten and given electric shocks inside a military truck during clashes between protesters and…
There’s a lot to do in Edinburgh during the Fringe
Life & Style
July 25, 2011
There’s a lot to do in Edinburgh during the Fringe
Every August in Edinburgh, any indoor or outdoor space large enough to hold a small audience, including churches, conference rooms,…