red sea governorate
Red Sea hotels cancel Christmas celebrations over low turnout
Egypt
November 28, 2020
Red Sea hotels cancel Christmas celebrations over low turnout
Fearing the second wave of the coronavirus pandemic which has begun in Europe and amid low a turnout of tourists,…
Hurghada police apprehend Egyptian-American man over home-grown marijuana
Egypt
November 7, 2020
Hurghada police apprehend Egyptian-American man over home-grown marijuana
Hurghada’s Public Prosecution office on Saturday ordered an Egyptian-American man be detained four days pending investigations for having grown marijuana…
Marsa Alam receives first tourist flight from France since lockdown
Egypt
October 3, 2020
Marsa Alam receives first tourist flight from France since lockdown
Marsa Alam International Airport on Saturday received Egypt’s first flight from France since the coronavirus outbreak. The flight carried roughly…
Egypt’s tourism workers differ on the potential impact of PCR testings
Travel
August 26, 2020
Egypt’s tourism workers differ on the potential impact of PCR testings
Tourism workers at the Red Sea held differing stances regarding the impact on tourism caused by the state’s recent move…
Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels reach maximum allowed by law
Egypt
August 5, 2020
Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels reach maximum allowed by law
Occupancy rates at Egypt’s Red Sea Governorate hotels and tourist resorts reached 50 percent of total capacity, the maximum set…
Egyptian maritime activists observe whale shark in Red Sea near Hurghada
Egypt
August 4, 2020
Egyptian maritime activists observe whale shark in Red Sea near Hurghada
Egyptian maritime activists on Monday observed and photographed a slow-moving whale shark in the Red Sea off the coast of…
Marsa Alam hotels at 70% occupancy of total 50% capacity
Egypt
August 1, 2020
Marsa Alam hotels at 70% occupancy of total 50% capacity
Hotel occupancy rates in Marsa Alam are estimated to be at 70 percent of the 50 percent hotel capacity limit,…
Bomb alert in Hurghada street is false, says Egypt’s Interior Ministry
Egypt
July 21, 2020
Bomb alert in Hurghada street is false, says Egypt’s Interior Ministry
A security source within Egypt’s Interior Ministry announced on Monday that a bomb alert reported in a Hurghada street turned out…
Hurghada airport receives 4 flights with 750 tourists
Travel
July 5, 2020
Hurghada airport receives 4 flights with 750 tourists
The Hurghada International Airport on Saturday received four flights from Ukraine and Belarus with 750 tourists on-board, amid precautionary measures…
Around 110 Red Sea hotels receive health safety approval certificate
Egypt
June 23, 2020
Around 110 Red Sea hotels receive health safety approval certificate
Committees from the Tourism and Health ministries, in cooperation with the Egyptian Hotel Association, finished their inspection of around 110…