tourists
CAPMAS: Inbound tourists to Egypt decline by 28.9% in 2014
Business
March 17, 2014
CAPMAS: Inbound tourists to Egypt decline by 28.9% in 2014
Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has indicated a decline in the number of inbound tourists in January…
Germany advises against travel to all of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Egypt
February 27, 2014
Germany advises against travel to all of Egypt’s Sinai Peninsula
Germany's foreign ministry said on Wednesday it strongly advised against travel to all regions of Egypt's Sinai Peninsula.Previously the ministry…
52 Romanian tourists banned access to church near Saint Catherine city
Egypt
February 23, 2014
52 Romanian tourists banned access to church near Saint Catherine city
South Sinai security services prevented 52 Romanian tourists from entering an archaeological church, located an hour away from Saint Catherine…
Three suspects apprehended in Taba bus blast, South Korea to evacuate citizens in Egypt
Egypt
February 19, 2014
Three suspects apprehended in Taba bus blast, South Korea to evacuate citizens in Egypt
Security sources in Sharqiya say three suspects have been apprehended for involvement in the Taba tourist bus blast which took…
Egyptian militants warn tourists to leave country or face attack
World
February 18, 2014
Egyptian militants warn tourists to leave country or face attack
The Islamist militant group Ansar Bayt al-Maqdis has told tourists to leave Egypt and threatened to attack anyone who stays…
Army: Three tourists dead, four rescued after losing way in Sinai trip
World
February 18, 2014
Army: Three tourists dead, four rescued after losing way in Sinai trip
Three tourists died and four others were rescued, while an eighth one went missing after a mountain trip in Sinai's…
Interior Ministry: 3 dead as tourist bus explodes in Taba, South Sinai
Egypt
February 16, 2014
Interior Ministry: 3 dead as tourist bus explodes in Taba, South Sinai
A tourist bus exploded on Sunday at the Taba land crossing in South Sinai, the Foreign Ministry's media official said. "The…
Egypt balloon crash that killed tourists likely caused by fuel leak
Egypt
January 7, 2014
Egypt balloon crash that killed tourists likely caused by fuel leak
A hot air balloon crash that killed 19 people, most of them foreign tourists, in the Egyptian town of Luxor…
Paris-Luxor direct flights resumed after three-year hiatus
Egypt
December 31, 2013
Paris-Luxor direct flights resumed after three-year hiatus
The Ministries of Tourism and Aviation have agreed to renew direct flights between Paris and Luxor after a hiatus of…
Cabinet plans to attract tourists through live online broadcasts
Business
December 12, 2013
Cabinet plans to attract tourists through live online broadcasts
The Ministry of Tourism, in tandem with the Ministry of Communications, announced “Egypt Now,” a new venture aimed at attracting…