egypt tourism

Tourism investors shy away from Egypt amid violence
Egypt

Tourism investors shy away from Egypt amid violence

  Travel agencies and tour operators have been reluctant to visit the Egyptian pavilion at the International Tourism Fair in…
Official: Tourism should recover in 2013
Business

Official: Tourism should recover in 2013

Egypt received 11 million tourists in 2012 and aims to boost that number to 14 million in 2013. Tourism Ministry…
Activist plans New Year’s Eve celebrations in Tahrir
Egypt

Activist plans New Year’s Eve celebrations in Tahrir

Activist Somaya al-Ganainy called for New Year’s Eve celebrations in Tahrir Square next Monday night. Ganainy told state-run news source…
Tourism up in 2012, but sector still in trouble, says minister
Business

Tourism up in 2012, but sector still in trouble, says minister

About 10.5 million tourists visited Egypt from January 2012 to the end of November, an increase of 17.4 percent as…
ETA: Tourism in Egypt continues to recover
Egypt

ETA: Tourism in Egypt continues to recover

Tourism in Egypt has begun to recover as the security situation improves, the Egyptian Tourism Authority said in the course…
Luxor’s ‘Secret’ film festival
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Luxor’s ‘Secret’ film festival

LUXOR — When it was first pitched to the National Cinema Center, one of the main selling points of the…
Tourism minister: sector losing LE1 billion per month
Egypt

Tourism minister: sector losing LE1 billion per month

  The tourism sector has lost LE1 billion per month this year as compared to the same period in 2010,…
Khan al-Khalili shop owners protest lack of business
Egypt

Khan al-Khalili shop owners protest lack of business

Bazaar owners in the Khan al-Khalili area blocked Al-Azhar Street on Wednesday in protest against the lack of business due…
Tourism down in April compared to 2010
Business

Tourism down in April compared to 2010

The number of international tourists visiting Egypt decreased by 35.7 percent in April compared to the same month in 2010,…
Egypt opens 7 Pharaonic tombs to tourists
Egypt

Egypt opens 7 Pharaonic tombs to tourists

Egypt's Ministry of Antiquities on Monday announced the opening of six Pharaonic tombs to tourists after restorations had been completed.…
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