tourism
Luxor, Aswan hotel occupancy rates to reach 90%: expert
Travel
November 25, 2018
Luxor, Aswan hotel occupancy rates to reach 90%: expert
December indicators show that occupancy rates will range from 80 percent to 90 percent in Luxor and Aswan hotels, said…
Whale shark spotted again off Hurghada coast in the Red Sea
Environment
November 24, 2018
Whale shark spotted again off Hurghada coast in the Red Sea
Divers and tourists spotted a whale shark off Hurghada coast on Saturday, along the Red Sea. Whale sharks have…
Egypt’s Red Sea is the third best scuba diving destination: DIVE
Travel
November 24, 2018
Egypt’s Red Sea is the third best scuba diving destination: DIVE
Leading scuba diving magazine “DIVE” has ranked Egypt’s Red Sea as the third best scuba diving destination in the…
Red Sea boat crew fined, suspended for feeding fish
Environment
November 23, 2018
Red Sea boat crew fined, suspended for feeding fish
Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdullah ordered the suspension of a tourist boat for three months, fining it LE50 thousand,…
Top Egyptian travel company sees sector recovering as tourists return
Travel
November 21, 2018
Top Egyptian travel company sees sector recovering as tourists return
CAIRO (Reuters) – One of the biggest Egyptian travel companies, Travco Group, said on Tuesday that hotel bookings are…
Egypt witnesses “steep rebound” in tourism industry: Bloomberg report
Travel
November 11, 2018
Egypt witnesses “steep rebound” in tourism industry: Bloomberg report
Egyptian tourism has been witnessing a strong improvement recently as recorded by several international organizations such as the United…
Egypt, South Korea resume flights suspended in 2014
Travel
November 8, 2018
Egypt, South Korea resume flights suspended in 2014
Egypt and South Korea will resume direct flights between the two countries in January 2019, according to Cairo’s Ambassador…
Egypt says archaeologists found more artifacts at Cairo dig
Archaeology
November 7, 2018
Egypt says archaeologists found more artifacts at Cairo dig
CAIRO (AP) — Egypt says archaeologists working at a dig in Cairo have found several fragments of stone slabs with…
Thomas Cook announces stricter hygiene checks
Travel
November 7, 2018
Thomas Cook announces stricter hygiene checks
Following the deaths of two Hurghada hotel guests in August from a debated illness, British tourism giant Thomas Cook…
Tourism minister opens Egypt pavilion at World Travel Market, London
Egypt
November 6, 2018
Tourism minister opens Egypt pavilion at World Travel Market, London
Tourism Minister Rania al-Mashat opened an Egyptian pavilion at the World Travel Market (WTM) in London on Monday. The…