tourists
Italian tourist bookings down 90%, Regeni death casts shadow: official
Business
February 16, 2016
Italian tourist bookings down 90%, Regeni death casts shadow: official
Bookings by Italian tourists planning a trip to Egypt next summer are down 90 percent from the 2015 season, and…
Red Sea tourism slump brings 80% drop in tourism tax revenues
Business
February 14, 2016
Red Sea tourism slump brings 80% drop in tourism tax revenues
The slowdown in tourism in the Red Sea governorate has resulted in an 80 percent drop in tourism-related tax revenues…
Attacks keep millions away from famed Egypt tourist sites
Egypt
February 11, 2016
Attacks keep millions away from famed Egypt tourist sites
Said Ramadan has lost count of how much he's borrowed just to stay afloat while other vendors at Giza's pyramids…
Egypt says made no arrests in connection to Russian plane crash
Egypt
January 31, 2016
Egypt says made no arrests in connection to Russian plane crash
Egypt's interior ministry denied on Saturday making any arrests in connection with the crash of a Russian passenger plane in…
Russia will add more security requirements to resume flights to Egypt
Egypt
January 26, 2016
Russia will add more security requirements to resume flights to Egypt
Russia’s transport ministry will prepare a report on its security checks at Egyptian airports this week, which will include extra requirements…
Egypt tourism records 20-year losses: minister
Egypt
January 16, 2016
Egypt tourism records 20-year losses: minister
Egypt’s tourism sector has been losing LE2.2 billion (US$283 million) monthly since a Russian airliner crashed outside Sharm el-Sheikh last…
Egypt’s Tourism Minister promises greater security measures after tourist attack
Egypt
January 10, 2016
Egypt’s Tourism Minister promises greater security measures after tourist attack
Egypt's Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou said on Saturday that the government will announce additional security measures to safeguard tourists after…
UPDATE: Suspect arrested following attack on tourist group
Egypt
January 7, 2016
UPDATE: Suspect arrested following attack on tourist group
Security forces arrested a suspect on Thursday following an attack on a group of tourists at the Three Pyramids Hotel…
Cairo Airport receives 5,800 tourists Tuesday
Egypt
January 5, 2016
Cairo Airport receives 5,800 tourists Tuesday
Cairo Airport receievd 5,800 tourists on Tuesday on 34 flights coming from Arab, Asian, and European countries. Italian Ambassador to Cairo…
Charge-free photography inside Egyptian Museum ends Jan 7
Archaeology
January 4, 2016
Charge-free photography inside Egyptian Museum ends Jan 7
The Antiquities Ministry's decision to allow tourists to take pictures for free inside the Egyptian Museum, in place since December 1,…