egypt tourism
Alexandria receives first cruise ship from Cyprus after 10 year halt
Egypt
October 20, 2019
Alexandria receives first cruise ship from Cyprus after 10 year halt
The Alexandria port received Saturday its first cruise ship between Egypt and Cyprus after a 10-year hiatus. The cruise ship “Salamis…
EATAD announces ‘Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt’
Egypt
August 17, 2018
EATAD announces ‘Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt’
The Egyptian Association for Tourism and Archaeological Development (EATAD) has compiled its official “Seven Wonders of Ancient Egypt”, with the Giza…
Egypt tourism revenues surged 83.3 % in Q1
Business
May 27, 2018
Egypt tourism revenues surged 83.3 % in Q1
Egypt’s revenues in the tourism sector jumped 83.3% in the first quarter (Q1) of the 2018 fiscal year, reaching $2.2…
Fourth round of Egyptian-Russian consultations kicks off on Monday
Egypt
May 13, 2018
Fourth round of Egyptian-Russian consultations kicks off on Monday
The Egyptian-Russian consultations will be held in the Russian capital Moscow on Monday in the framework of the “2 +…
Luxor’s Nile cruise ordered shut after 31 struck by food poisoning
Egypt
January 22, 2018
Luxor’s Nile cruise ordered shut after 31 struck by food poisoning
Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat announced on Monday that an investigation will be opened into a food poisoning incident during…
Amidst struggling tourism sector, Germans return to Egypt
Features/Interviews
December 2, 2017
Amidst struggling tourism sector, Germans return to Egypt
After reaching a low point last year, the number of German visitors to Egypt are finally on the rise again.…
Hilton Worldwide plans Egypt expansion, sees pick-up in tourism
Egypt
November 15, 2017
Hilton Worldwide plans Egypt expansion, sees pick-up in tourism
Hilton Worldwide (HLT.N) aims to increase the number of hotel rooms it manages in Egypt by 40 percent by the…
Eid al-Adha revives tourism in Sharm el-Sheikh
Egypt
September 4, 2017
Eid al-Adha revives tourism in Sharm el-Sheikh
Since the beginning of Eid al-Adha, the city of Sharm el-Sheikh has witnessed the rise in hotel occupancy rates to full…
Imagine Egypt as a tourist!
Opinion
May 18, 2017
Imagine Egypt as a tourist!
We are haunted by an unanswered question: why is Egypt’s share of tourism less than one percent of the global…
US warns Americans traveling to Egypt of attack threats
Egypt
December 24, 2016
US warns Americans traveling to Egypt of attack threats
The US State Department on Friday warned Americans traveling to Egypt of threats from terrorist groups and noted that several…