tourism
Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists
World
June 5, 2020
Sri Lankan cafe owner feeds and shelters stranded tourists
COLOMBO, Sri Lanka (AP) — The tourists came to see the magical waterfalls and mountain views of the lowland jungle…
Fourteen more Egyptian hotels granted health safety certificates
Egypt
June 4, 2020
Fourteen more Egyptian hotels granted health safety certificates
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities granted health safety certificates to 14 hotels in the Red Sea, Alexandria, Cairo, Suez…
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic
World
June 4, 2020
Barcelona locals reclaim city from tourists during pandemic
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — For florist Laura Gómez and many other Barcelona residents, the COVID-19 pandemic has one silver lining,…
Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
World
June 3, 2020
Italy thirsts for tourists as country reopens to Europe
Italy reopened to travellers from Europe on Wednesday, three months after the country went into coronavirus lockdown, with all hopes…
Egypt reviews plan to resume foreign tourism
Egypt
June 3, 2020
Egypt reviews plan to resume foreign tourism
Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly met with Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Minister Khaled al-Anany and Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed…
Egypt’s wealth fund to develop Cairo Citadel district into tourist destination
Egypt
June 2, 2020
Egypt’s wealth fund to develop Cairo Citadel district into tourist destination
CAIRO (Reuters) — Egypt’s antiquities authority is to transfer Cairo’s historic Bab al-Azab district — with Ottoman-era architecture and the…
Opera returns to Vienna with hotel ‘window concert’
World
June 2, 2020
Opera returns to Vienna with hotel ‘window concert’
Deserted by tourists, a hotel in Vienna gave itself a temporary one-night-only makeover, turning itself into an outdoor concert hall.…
Red Sea hotels to operate at 50% capacity
Egypt
June 1, 2020
Red Sea hotels to operate at 50% capacity
Hotels and resorts in the Red Sea, which recently began operating in accordance to health regulations issued by the government…
Greece: Tourists from 29 countries can fly in as of June 15
World
May 29, 2020
Greece: Tourists from 29 countries can fly in as of June 15
ATHENS, Greece (AP) — Greece on Friday listed 29 countries from where it will accept visitors as of June 15…
Three Alexandria hotels, 6 more on Egypt’s North Coast partially reopened
Egypt
May 29, 2020
Three Alexandria hotels, 6 more on Egypt’s North Coast partially reopened
Three hotels in Alexandria and six others on the North Coast have obtained permits to operate at 25 percent capacity,…