Egyptian tourism industry
Full steam ahead to revamp pyramid site by September: Antiquities Ministry
Egypt
August 14, 2016
Full steam ahead to revamp pyramid site by September: Antiquities Ministry
The Antiquities Ministry is making improvements to tourist facilities at the Giza pyramids site, aiming to have preparations complete by…
Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Sharm el-Sheikh in September
Business
August 9, 2016
Turkish Airlines to resume flights to Sharm el-Sheikh in September
Turkish Airlines announced in a statement on Tuesday it plans to resume its flights to Sharm el-Sheikh starting September 10,…
Hurghada—Sharm el-Shaikh ferry sets sail for 1st time in 3 years
Egypt
July 30, 2016
Hurghada—Sharm el-Shaikh ferry sets sail for 1st time in 3 years
La Pes Pespassenger ferry set sail from Hurghada this morning, heading to Sharm El-Sheikh on her first crossing in three…
Prices rocket in hotels as Eid holidaymakers head to Hurghada
Egypt
July 4, 2016
Prices rocket in hotels as Eid holidaymakers head to Hurghada
Hotels and resorts in Hurghada, El Gouna, and Sahl al-Hashish have seen very high reservation rates in the run-up to…
EgyptAir to run daily flight to Guangzhou city, China
Egypt
July 2, 2016
EgyptAir to run daily flight to Guangzhou city, China
Chairman & CEO of Egyptair Holding Company, Safwat Mosallam, has announced that the airline will be increasing the number of…
Russian tourism may return to Egypt in ‘foreseeable future’: ambassador
Egypt
July 1, 2016
Russian tourism may return to Egypt in ‘foreseeable future’: ambassador
Russian tourists will be able to travel to Egypt in “the foreseeable future” as the resumption of tourism to Egypt…
Italian tour operators call for revival of tourism links with Egypt
Egypt
May 20, 2016
Italian tour operators call for revival of tourism links with Egypt
The heads of a number of Italian tourism companies have told members of an Egyptian delegation to Rome that the…
LIVE UPDATES: EgyptAir flight disappears over Mediterranean
Egypt
May 19, 2016
LIVE UPDATES: EgyptAir flight disappears over Mediterranean
An AirEgypt passenger plane with 66 passengers and crew on board disappeared over the Mediterranean Sea early on Thursday morning.…
US Congress committee to inspect Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh airports
Egypt
May 2, 2016
US Congress committee to inspect Cairo, Sharm el-Sheikh airports
A delegation from the Homeland Security Committee of the US Congress arrived in Egypt on Monday to inspect security measures…
Russian plane crash prompts 45 per cent decline in number of tourists to Egypt: CAPMAS
Business
April 6, 2016
Russian plane crash prompts 45 per cent decline in number of tourists to Egypt: CAPMAS
The number of tourists visiting Egypt has declined by 45.9 percent in February compared to the same time last year…