tourism sector
Egypt’s tourism fastest growing in North Africa for 2018: WTTC
Travel
March 23, 2019
Egypt’s tourism fastest growing in North Africa for 2018: WTTC
The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) published a report which revealed that Egypt’s tourism sector witnessed a huge boom…
Senior officials resign from Supreme Tourism Council, call for Minister’s sacking
Egypt
June 7, 2017
Senior officials resign from Supreme Tourism Council, call for Minister’s sacking
A number of tourism sector representatives, including Chairman of the Red Sea Tourism Investment Association Kamel Abu Ali, have submitted…
Egypt launches tourism promotion campaign in Rome to lure Italians back
Egypt
October 31, 2016
Egypt launches tourism promotion campaign in Rome to lure Italians back
The Egyptian Tourism Ministry has launched a marketing campaign in Rome aimed at boosting the number of Italian visitors to…
Inbound tourists decline by 45% in August: CAPMAS
Business
October 9, 2016
Inbound tourists decline by 45% in August: CAPMAS
Inbound tourists to Egypt declined in number by 45 percent in August, compared to the same month of last year,…
Tourism sector aiming for 1 million Chinese tourists within five years
Egypt
September 26, 2016
Tourism sector aiming for 1 million Chinese tourists within five years
Nasser Abdel Aal, the former minister of tourism’s consultant on Asia, has said that Egypt's tourism sector is aiming to…
Hijacked plane incident to significantly harm tourism sector: official
Business
March 30, 2016
Hijacked plane incident to significantly harm tourism sector: official
The hijacking of an Egyptian plane from Borg al-Arab airport to Cyprus on Tuesday has set the tourism sector back…
A Young Egyptologist travels to Australia to revive Egypt’s tourism
Egypt
March 23, 2016
A Young Egyptologist travels to Australia to revive Egypt’s tourism
A young Egyptian Egyptologist, Ahmed Al Fayed, has decided to single-handedly defy Egypt's tourism slump. With the launch of a campaign…
Cabinet plans to attract tourists through live online broadcasts
Business
December 12, 2013
Cabinet plans to attract tourists through live online broadcasts
The Ministry of Tourism, in tandem with the Ministry of Communications, announced “Egypt Now,” a new venture aimed at attracting…
Tourism minister says he has great hope sector will recover in months
Business
October 15, 2013
Tourism minister says he has great hope sector will recover in months
Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou expressed great hope that the tourism sector would recover in few months and overcome losses that…
Desalinated water could help quench a thirsty Egypt
Environment
June 26, 2012
Desalinated water could help quench a thirsty Egypt
Desalinated water could offer Egypt a secure source of potable water, as concerns over future access to water increase, experts…