Tourism ministry
International Pharaohs Rally racing event opens in Giza
Egypt
October 1, 2012
International Pharaohs Rally racing event opens in Giza
The 30th round of the International Pharaohs Rally racing event opened Monday morning in the Giza Pyramids area. The sports…
PM forms special tourism committee
Egypt
September 13, 2012
PM forms special tourism committee
Prime Minister Hesham Qandil has decided to form a ministerial committee to develop a strategy to invigorate the country’s local…
Tourism up 23.4% from January to July
Business
September 9, 2012
Tourism up 23.4% from January to July
Tourism Minister Hesham Zaazou said 5,472,700 tourists visited Egypt between January and July 2012, registering an increase of 23.4 percent…
Tourism Ministry on high alert for Umra season
Egypt
July 23, 2012
Tourism Ministry on high alert for Umra season
The Tourism Ministry has gone on high alert as the Umra pilgrimage season begins this Ramadan. The ministry will hold…
Tourism rises in first half of 2012
Business
July 17, 2012
Tourism rises in first half of 2012
Tourism Minister Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour on Tuesday said that the number of tourists in Egypt during the first six…
Tourism officials worry about hotel occupancy, decline in tourism sector
Business
April 6, 2012
Tourism officials worry about hotel occupancy, decline in tourism sector
Experts and officials warned of the collapse of the tourism sector, in spite of the recovery the sector has witnessed…
Tourism minister optimistic as Hurgada receives 32,000 visitors in 4 days
Egypt
March 6, 2012
Tourism minister optimistic as Hurgada receives 32,000 visitors in 4 days
Egypt's hard-hit tourism sector is facing a new start after a “difficult” year, but there is reason for optimism, the…
Tourism falls 28.5% in January
Business
March 2, 2012
Tourism falls 28.5% in January
Tourism rates dropped by 28.5 percent in January according to the latest official statistics, the government's top tourism official told…
Egypt woos tourists with incentives, promises of stability
Business
February 6, 2012
Egypt woos tourists with incentives, promises of stability
Egypt announced on Monday that it will offer several unprecedented incentives through Egyptian hotels to attract tourists. Egypt's Ministry of Tourism…
Tourism authority: Israeli Embassy attack will hurt tourism
Business
September 11, 2011
Tourism authority: Israeli Embassy attack will hurt tourism
The attack on the Israeli Embassy will have a negative impact on the tourism sector, Head of International Tourism at…