tourism
Egyptian Tourism Federation devises plan to resume receiving tourists
Egypt
May 5, 2020
Egyptian Tourism Federation devises plan to resume receiving tourists
The Egyptian Tourism Federation announced late April that it has devised a plan to safely operate tourism establishments amid the…
Foreign tourism will not return soon, says Egypt’s Tourism Minister
Travel
May 4, 2020
Foreign tourism will not return soon, says Egypt’s Tourism Minister
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany on Sunday said that foreign tourism will not return to Egypt anytime…
Egypt to operate hotels at 25% capacity until June 1
Egypt
May 4, 2020
Egypt to operate hotels at 25% capacity until June 1
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled al-Anany announced on Sunday that the nation’s hotels will operate at a maximum…
Egypt to broadcast virtual tour of Djoser Pyramid on Wednesday
Archaeology
April 22, 2020
Egypt to broadcast virtual tour of Djoser Pyramid on Wednesday
Egypt’s Tourism and Antiquities Ministry is set to launch a virtual tour of the Djoser Step Pyramid on Wednesday evening,…
Quarantine ends for tourism workers in Red Sea hotels and resorts
Travel
April 19, 2020
Quarantine ends for tourism workers in Red Sea hotels and resorts
Tourism and medical sources in the Red Sea governorate on Saturday announced the end of quarantine for employees at hotels…
Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis
Middle East
April 19, 2020
Landmark Lebanese hotel folds amid virus, economic crisis
BEIRUT (AP) — One of Lebanon’s landmark hotels that survived the country’s bloody 15-year civil war and various other bouts…
Egypt’s tourism sector loses a billion dollars a month due to coronavirus
Egypt
April 13, 2020
Egypt’s tourism sector loses a billion dollars a month due to coronavirus
Several tourism experts have estimated that the monthly losses to Egypt’s tourism sector as a result of the coronavirus pandemic…
Italy, UK and Mexico praise Egypt’s efforts in organizing tourists’ return
Egypt
April 13, 2020
Italy, UK and Mexico praise Egypt’s efforts in organizing tourists’ return
Ambassadors from Italy, the UK and Mexico all expressed appreciation for the efforts made by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism…
Coronavirus crisis spells trouble for many Egyptian breadwinners
Egypt
April 7, 2020
Coronavirus crisis spells trouble for many Egyptian breadwinners
CAIRO (Reuters) – Squatting with other day laborers under a bridge in Cairo, 48-year-old Yasser Nagy says he has waited…
Sawiris to acquire FTI Group, Europe’s third largest tour operator
Travel
April 7, 2020
Sawiris to acquire FTI Group, Europe’s third largest tour operator
Egyptian billionaire Samih Sawiris is set to acquire Austrian businessman Dietmar Gunz’s shares in the German FTI Group, the third largest tour operator…