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Seven dead, 38 injured in tourist bus crash
Egypt
February 3, 2013
Seven dead, 38 injured in tourist bus crash
Seven people died and 38 were injured Sunday when a tourist bus overturned in the rugged area of Abu Zenima…
Luxor hotel occupancy down to 20%
Business
December 24, 2012
Luxor hotel occupancy down to 20%
A US delegation of tourism company managers arrived Monday to Luxor, Upper Egypt, as part of the governorate’s effort to…
Tourism losing US$267 mln weekly since 25 January uprising, study shows
Business
December 19, 2012
Tourism losing US$267 mln weekly since 25 January uprising, study shows
The tourism sector has been losing US$267 million a week since the breakout of the 25 January revolution, a study…
Cairo receives first flight from Osaka in two years
Egypt
December 3, 2012
Cairo receives first flight from Osaka in two years
The first flight from the Japanese city of Osaka to Cairo in two years arrived at Cairo International Airport Monday,…
Two Russian tourists killed in Sinai crash
Egypt
November 30, 2012
Two Russian tourists killed in Sinai crash
Two Russian tourists were killed and two others injured in a car crash in South Sinai, the consular department…
Austrian tourist dies in Aswan bus crash
Egypt
October 25, 2012
Austrian tourist dies in Aswan bus crash
An Austrian tourist was killed when a tour bus crashed Thursday on the Abu Simbel-Aswan road.
The tourists were on…
1,300 tourists witness sun illumination of Ramses II statue
Egypt
October 22, 2012
1,300 tourists witness sun illumination of Ramses II statue
The sun illuminated the Ramses II statue in his temple in Abu Simbel Monday morning in a phenomenon that takes…
Arab tourism increases 66% in August
Egypt
October 17, 2012
Arab tourism increases 66% in August
The number of Arab tourists who visited Egypt in August was about 216,000, compared to 130,000 tourists during August 2011,…
Security increased at Luxor tourist spots
Egypt
August 6, 2012
Security increased at Luxor tourist spots
Security forces in Luxor have started imposing new procedures on archaeological sites, hotels and other tourist areas in the governorate.…
Update: Kidnapped US tourists and tour guide released in Sinai
Egypt
July 16, 2012
Update: Kidnapped US tourists and tour guide released in Sinai
Security forces in North Sinai, in coordination with tribal leaders, managed to release the two American tourists and their Egyptian…