tourism
Polish tourist deliberately committed suicide, not raped: Tourism Police
Egypt
May 11, 2017
Polish tourist deliberately committed suicide, not raped: Tourism Police
Mystery still surrounds the death of Magdalena Zuk, a 27-year-old Polish woman who committed suicide at Port Ghalid hospital where…
Thomas Cook cancels winter flight programs to Sharm el-Sheikh due to continued UK travel warning
Egypt
May 11, 2017
Thomas Cook cancels winter flight programs to Sharm el-Sheikh due to continued UK travel warning
Thomas Cook cancelled its Sharm el-Sheikh holiday bookings and flight programs for this year as a result of the continued…
Omar Hegazy: the first Egyptian to swim from Jordan to Egypt with an amputated leg
Egypt
May 10, 2017
Omar Hegazy: the first Egyptian to swim from Jordan to Egypt with an amputated leg
Egyptian swimmer Omar Hegazy, 26, recently became the first Egyptian to cross the 20 kilometers from Jordan’s al-Aqaba to Egypt’s…
Lufthansa increases Egypt flights to 33 a week, up from 29: country manager
Economy
May 8, 2017
Lufthansa increases Egypt flights to 33 a week, up from 29: country manager
Lufthansa has decided to increase the number of flights from Egypt to German cities to 33 flights a week, up…
Campaign to attract 1 million Chinese tourists to Egypt to launch May 20
Business
May 3, 2017
Campaign to attract 1 million Chinese tourists to Egypt to launch May 20
An international conference to promote Egypt's tourism industry to the Chinese market will be held on Saturday, May 20 under…
Australian couple’s ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’ video shows country’s iconic destinations
Life & Style
May 3, 2017
Australian couple’s ‘Walk Like an Egyptian’ video shows country’s iconic destinations
An Australian couple’s holiday video "Walk Like an Egyptian" went viral on social media in the past few weeks; the…
Cabinet allocates LE1.72 billion to renovate Pyramids area, ancient palaces, museums
Business
May 2, 2017
Cabinet allocates LE1.72 billion to renovate Pyramids area, ancient palaces, museums
Cabinet has approved the allocation of LE1.72 billion in funding to the Antiquities Ministry in order to conclude development of ongoing projects…
Sound and Light company sets new ticket prices up to LE150
Archaeology
May 2, 2017
Sound and Light company sets new ticket prices up to LE150
The tourism companies in charge of the Sound and Light Show have agreed on increasing ticket prices for their shows…
Egypt allows visa on arrival for Arab Maghreb nationals
Egypt
May 2, 2017
Egypt allows visa on arrival for Arab Maghreb nationals
Cairo International Airport began on Monday applying the visa-upon-arrival system on citizens of Arab Maghreb countries and Libyans who reside…
Minister says will promote tourism in Egypt through Pope Francis’s videos and photos
Egypt
April 30, 2017
Minister says will promote tourism in Egypt through Pope Francis’s videos and photos
Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed said his ministry will tak advantage of Pope Francis’s video, during which he highlighted Egypt’s role…