tourism
Red Sea Reserves officials seek to identify diver who harassed rare whale shark
Environment
October 14, 2019
Red Sea Reserves officials seek to identify diver who harassed rare whale shark
Red Sea Reserve officials have intensified efforts to identify a diver from a diving center in the Red Sea for…
Hurghada-Sharm el-Sheikh ferry line begins resuming operation
Egypt
October 14, 2019
Hurghada-Sharm el-Sheikh ferry line begins resuming operation
The Cairo Ferry and Maritime Transport Company on Sunday conducted the first test cruise for the company’s “Cairo” express ferry,…
Around 1.8 million German tourists in Egypt during 2018: Ambassador
Egypt
October 8, 2019
Around 1.8 million German tourists in Egypt during 2018: Ambassador
About 1.8 million German tourists visited Egypt last year, according to Germany’s ambassador to Cairo, Cyrill Nunn, expecting the number…
Saudi Arabia eases restrictions on women taking hotel rooms
Middle East
October 6, 2019
Saudi Arabia eases restrictions on women taking hotel rooms
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — Saudi Arabia has lifted some restrictions on women traveling in the ultraconservative Muslim kingdom,…
TUI Group CEO meets with tourism minister, says TUI wants Thomas Cook’s former share in Egypt
Business
October 3, 2019
TUI Group CEO meets with tourism minister, says TUI wants Thomas Cook’s former share in Egypt
Tourism Minister Rania al-Mashat met on Wednesday with Sebastian Ebel, CEO of the travel agency TUI Group in the MENA…
Red Sea Chamber of Diving joins Greenfins initiative
Environment
October 3, 2019
Red Sea Chamber of Diving joins Greenfins initiative
The Chamber of Diving and Watersports (CDWS) of Egypt’s Red Sea announced in collaboration with The Reef-World Foundation that it…
Egypt’s tourism revenues reach US$12.6 bn during 2018-2019 fiscal year
Business
October 2, 2019
Egypt’s tourism revenues reach US$12.6 bn during 2018-2019 fiscal year
Egyptian tourism revenues reached US$12.57 billion, compared to $9.80 billion during the 2017-2018 fiscal year, the privately-owned al-Mal newspaper reported…
Jewels of the Nile: 11 awesome Egyptian museums
Features/Interviews
October 1, 2019
Jewels of the Nile: 11 awesome Egyptian museums
(CNN) — For much of the 20th century, the Egyptian Museum in the center of Cairo was the gold standard…
Egypt operator owed $7.7 million by Thomas Cook: chairman
Egypt
October 1, 2019
Egypt operator owed $7.7 million by Thomas Cook: chairman
CAIRO (Reuters) – Thomas Cook has dues of 125 million Egyptian pounds ($7.7 million) to local operator Blue Sky Group,…
Saudi Arabia implements public decency code as it opens to tourists
Middle East
September 28, 2019
Saudi Arabia implements public decency code as it opens to tourists
RIYADH (Reuters) – Saudi Arabia said on Saturday it would issue fines for 19 offenses related to public decency, such…