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Interior and Finance ministries provide insurance coverage for Egyptians traveling abroad
Egypt
May 9, 2021
Interior and Finance ministries provide insurance coverage for Egyptians traveling abroad
Egypt’s Ministry of Interior has coordinated with the Financial Supervision Authority to provide an insurance coverage which offers immediate assistance…
Dubai optimistic visitors will return but numbers unclear
Middle East
May 4, 2021
Dubai optimistic visitors will return but numbers unclear
Dubai’s tourism chief on Tuesday said he was very optimistic business and leisure travelers would return this year, though the…
COVID vaccine passes could grant travel perks in the EU
World
April 29, 2021
COVID vaccine passes could grant travel perks in the EU
The European Parliament has suggested that EU governments should not impose quarantines, tests or self-isolation measures on people holding COVID-19 vaccine certificates. The…
Discounted annual permits for Egyptians to visit all museums and archaeological sites continue
Egypt
April 29, 2021
Discounted annual permits for Egyptians to visit all museums and archaeological sites continue
Egypt’s Department of Cultural Relations and Ministry of Tourism have continued discounted rates for the annual permit for Egyptians to visit…
London Heathrow Airport’s COVID losses balloon to $3.4 bn
World
April 29, 2021
London Heathrow Airport’s COVID losses balloon to $3.4 bn
Heathrow, Britain’s biggest airport, said on Thursday a first quarter loss of 329 million pounds ($459 million) took total losses…
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Business
April 27, 2021
Hermes: Resumption of all Egypt-Russia flights will return US$3.5 billion in tourism revenue to Egypt
Mohamed Abu-Basha, deputy head of the research sector at EFG Hermes, praised the decision to resume flights between Egypt and…
Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally
Middle East
April 26, 2021
Emirates says some UAE-based travelers can present COVID-19 medical records digitally
Emirates said on Monday that some passengers traveling from Dubai could now share coronavirus test results and vaccine certificates digitally…
Egypt expecting over one million Russian tourists in 2021: official
Egypt
April 26, 2021
Egypt expecting over one million Russian tourists in 2021: official
Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs Ghada Shalaby said on Monday that Egypt expects over one million…
MP calls for allowing vaccinated tourists to enter Egypt without quarantine procedures
Egypt
April 23, 2021
MP calls for allowing vaccinated tourists to enter Egypt without quarantine procedures
Head of the Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee in the House of Representatives, Noura Ali, called on the Higher Committee…
Sisi, Putin agree to resume full air traffic between Egypt and Russia
Egypt
April 23, 2021
Sisi, Putin agree to resume full air traffic between Egypt and Russia
President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi received on Friday morning a phone call from Russian President Vladimir Putin, during which the two…