Tourism News
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Egypt power outage costs Suez LE100 mn in losses
Traffic along the international waterway and industrial activity in nearby Red Sea towns were cut off Thursday from massive blackout.
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Egypt’s economic losses reach 70% as Nile tourism halted
A large number of workers in the Egypt's Nile tourism sector have lost their jobs because of the halt in cruises in Luxor and Aswan.
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Crowd-funding the new Suez canal?
Authorities have announced that Egyptian pound-denominated certificates will be available locally and abroad.
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Japan eases travel restrictions to Egypt
Move comes after last month's meeting between Egypt's president and a Japanese MP.
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Egypt's tourism revenue falls 95% after political upheavals
Since 2011 uprising and subsequent turmoil, income has plunged so far antiquities ministry worried it cannot pay its staff.
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Egypt's metro officials demand fare hike amid government reluctance
Egypt's subway officials demand higher fares to offset millions of pounds of monthly losses; El-Sisi says price rise is unlikely.
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Egypt Suez Canal revenue at $482.2 mln in July
Revenue from Egypt's Suez Canal rose by 8.6 percent in July to $482.2 million from $443.9 million in June.
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Supply Ministry to sign 1.3B EGP deal for new canning, silo facilities
Bloomberg L.P. Company to execute three logistic projects in Egypt to improve storage and transfer systems.
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Tunisia and Egypt cancel Libya flights amid unrest
The Tunisian minister of transportation has instructed concerned authorities to secure the return of Libyan nationals to their country.
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India to revise air traffic pact with Egypt
No Indian carrier flies to Egypt at present but Air India is exploring code shares with Egypt Air, a Star Alliance member, on routes in Africa.
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Egypt awards ambitious Suez project to army-linked Gulf firm
The Egyptian army is a local partner in Dar Al-Handasah Egypt through the Armed Forces Engineering Authority.
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No limit on new Suez Canal certificates: Egypt's finance minister
Egyptian investors can buy unlimited shares of investment certificates in the new Suez Canal mega project, to be issued next Sunday.
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Egypt tourism revenue drops by 24.7 pct
Egypt's tourism revenue dropped by 24.7 percent to around $3 billion in the first half of 2014, the Ministry of Tourism said in a statement.
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PM: Egyptian banks to issue 5-year investment vehicles for Suez Canal
The new Suez Canal project will be funded by debt certificates to be issued “in about a week”.
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New bus service links Cairo with satellite cities
Bus service linking Cairo with its satellite cities will begin by the end of August, says tourism minister.
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Egypt targets India, key European markets in tourism push
Tourism ministry grants Indians visas upon arrival and looks to reopen cultural tourism with key European countries.
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Egypt sees 2.3% boost in Saudi tourist arrivals
A campaign was created to boost tourism to Egypt from Arab markets and includes competitive packages and special offers.
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Trucks banned from Cairo's main streets during daytime hours
Cairo’s CTA will start street campaigns and use mobile microphones to alert truck drivers to the new decision.
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Egypt's Suez Canal expansion plan raises some questions
The Suez Canal–one of the world’s vital trading routes–is set for the first major expansion in its 145-year history.
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Finland lifts travel ban on Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh
Finnish decision to allow travel to popular Red Sea resort comes after six other European countries lift similar bans.