tourism
Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time
Middle East
September 27, 2019
Saudi Arabia to offer tourist visas for first time
Saudi Arabia said Friday it will offer tourist visas for the first time, opening up the ultra-conservative kingdom to holiday-makers…
Impact of Thomas Cook bankruptcy on Egypt ‘very limited’: tourism experts
Travel
September 26, 2019
Impact of Thomas Cook bankruptcy on Egypt ‘very limited’: tourism experts
Experts in the tourism and hotel industry sector said that the collapse of the British branch of the Thomas Cook…
Beijing opens glitzy airport ahead of China’s 70th anniversary
World
September 25, 2019
Beijing opens glitzy airport ahead of China’s 70th anniversary
A futuristic airport that resembles a giant starfish opened in Beijing Wednesday, as China unveils another massive infrastructure project just…
Eighty-three hotels in Egypt receive eco-friendly certificate so far: Source
Environment
September 25, 2019
Eighty-three hotels in Egypt receive eco-friendly certificate so far: Source
Eighty-three hotels with about 22,000 rooms so far have received the Green Star Hotel Certificate all over Egypt, a source within…
Eight hundred stranded British tourists leave Hurghada Airport following Thomas Cook bankruptcy
Travel
September 25, 2019
Eight hundred stranded British tourists leave Hurghada Airport following Thomas Cook bankruptcy
Eight hundred British tourists whose reservations were canceled due to the bankruptcy of the travel agency Thomas Cook left Hurghada…
Britain’s CAA to return Thomas Cook’s British tourists from Egypt
Egypt
September 23, 2019
Britain’s CAA to return Thomas Cook’s British tourists from Egypt
The British Civil Aviation Authority, an English government body, will regulate the departure of tourists from Egypt, according to the…
Egypt moves up 9 places in World Economic Forum’s Tourism Competitiveness Report
Egypt
September 23, 2019
Egypt moves up 9 places in World Economic Forum’s Tourism Competitiveness Report
According to the 2019 World Economic Forum’s Travel and Tourism Competitiveness Report released in September, Egypt moved up nine places…
UK giant Thomas Cook folds, sparking huge tourist repatriation
World
September 23, 2019
UK giant Thomas Cook folds, sparking huge tourist repatriation
British travel group Thomas Cook on Monday declared bankruptcy after failing to reach a last-ditch rescue deal, triggering the UK’s…
UK travel giant Thomas Cook faces collapse
Travel
September 22, 2019
UK travel giant Thomas Cook faces collapse
Thomas Cook’s 178-year existence was hanging by a thread on Sunday after the iconic British travel firm struggled to find…
Egypt wins ‘distinguished participation prize’ at Russia tourism fair OTDYKH Leisure
Egypt
September 17, 2019
Egypt wins ‘distinguished participation prize’ at Russia tourism fair OTDYKH Leisure
Egypt’s pavilion was awarded the “distinguished participation award” at the 25th edition of the OTDYKH Leisure, the largest tourism fair…