tourists
Red Sea sees 142% hike in tourist inflow by sea
Business
May 26, 2015
Red Sea sees 142% hike in tourist inflow by sea
Red Sea ports have seen a 142 percent increase in incoming tourists arriving to the region by sea compared to…
Tourists faint in Hurghada airport due to crowding
Egypt
May 24, 2015
Tourists faint in Hurghada airport due to crowding
Four tourists have fainted from overcrowded conditions at the Hurghada International Airport over the past 48 hours. Major tourist agencies said…
Tourism chamber rejects ticket hikes for Aswan monuments
Egypt
May 23, 2015
Tourism chamber rejects ticket hikes for Aswan monuments
A recent decision by the Antiquities Ministry to raise the ticket prices for Egyptian visitors to historical sites in Aswan…
Tour guides demand 2011 law on pay raise be enforced
Egypt
May 10, 2015
Tour guides demand 2011 law on pay raise be enforced
Egyptian tour guides have demanded that a 2011 decree that would set their minimum salary at LE300 a day be…
Minister: Egypt to attract 20% more tourists this year
Egypt
May 4, 2015
Minister: Egypt to attract 20% more tourists this year
Egypt will attract about 20 percent more visitors this year compared with 2014, the tourism minister said on Monday, as…
Occupancy rate in Egypt’s resort city of Sharm 75 pct. during Easter
Egypt
April 13, 2015
Occupancy rate in Egypt’s resort city of Sharm 75 pct. during Easter
The occupancy rate of Egypt's Sharm el-Sheikh resort city reached 75 percent during the current Easter holidays, a South Sinai…
France reduces Egypt travel warning
Egypt
April 2, 2015
France reduces Egypt travel warning
The Crisis Management Centre of the French Foreign Ministry has allowed French tourists to travel to the area stretching from…
Russian embassy offers help for tourist bus crash victims
Egypt
March 25, 2015
Russian embassy offers help for tourist bus crash victims
The Russian Embassy in Cairo has said it was ready to offer all the necessary assistance to the victims of…
Tunisian took break from travel agent job to shoot tourists
Egypt
March 20, 2015
Tunisian took break from travel agent job to shoot tourists
Shortly before he and a friend gunned down 20 foreign tourists at Tunisia's Bardo museum, Yassine al-Abidi sat down to…
Tunisian minister: Foreign parties back terrorism in Arab countries
Egypt
March 19, 2015
Tunisian minister: Foreign parties back terrorism in Arab countries
"We should know that there are foreign intelligence agents backing terrorism in Arab countries, and therefore we must be united…