tourism
Minister: Special offer for Egyptian citizens to encourage domestic tourism
Business
May 29, 2011
Minister: Special offer for Egyptian citizens to encourage domestic tourism
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said on Saturday that a program to encourage domestic tourism will be…
Official: Japan only country to maintain Egypt-travel ban
Business
May 25, 2011
Official: Japan only country to maintain Egypt-travel ban
Tourism Ministry Deputy Sami Mahmoud said almost all foreign countries, except Japan, have removed travel bans to Egypt. During a…
Conferences, weddings save hotels from closing
Business
May 23, 2011
Conferences, weddings save hotels from closing
An Egyptian tourism committee said on Sunday that Egypt's hotels are depending on non-tourist activities such as conferences and wedding…
Alexandria seeks to revive tourism with postcards from Egypt
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Alexandria seeks to revive tourism with postcards from Egypt
An initiative was launched in Alexandria to revitalize Egypt's tourism industry following the recent decline in tourist activity.
Visits to Egyptian Museum return to normal
Egypt
May 22, 2011
Visits to Egyptian Museum return to normal
Tareq al-Awadi, head of the Egyptian Museum in Cairo, said Sunday that visiting levels to the museum returned to normal…
An overlooked temple in Qena could offer the city better prospects
Archaeology
May 21, 2011
An overlooked temple in Qena could offer the city better prospects
Outside the Upper Egyptian city of Qena - only 60km north of Luxor - lies Dendara, a unique temple from…
Tourism committee wants Mubarak out of Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
May 18, 2011
Tourism committee wants Mubarak out of Sharm el-Sheikh
An Egyptian tourism committee on Wednesday proposed that former President Hosni Mubarak be transferred out of the Red Sea resort…
Tourism federation: Sectarian strife threatens to close tourist companies
Business
May 13, 2011
Tourism federation: Sectarian strife threatens to close tourist companies
Continued instability and sectarian conflict, which discourages tourism, could lead to the closure of tourist companies within 2 months, warned…
Tourism down 60 percent in March, says government report
Business
May 12, 2011
Tourism down 60 percent in March, says government report
The number of tourists visiting Egypt last March fell by 60 percent, according to a government report released Thursday. Only…
Former tourism minister sentenced to 5 years for corruption
Egypt
May 10, 2011
Former tourism minister sentenced to 5 years for corruption
Egypt's former tourism minister Zoheir Garana was jailed for five years on Tuesday on charges of corruption, a judicial source…