Tourism News
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Egypt’s tourism revenues rise 5 percent to $6.6 billion in H1 2024
During the first four months of 2024 alone, Egypt’s tourism revenues hit $4.3 billion and the country received 4.6 million tourists.
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Egypt launches new $21 billion joint venture to build SouthMED on the North Coast
Egypt has partnered with Talaat Mostafa Group (TMG) to build a new $21 million mega project, SouthMED City, on the North Coast.
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CEOWORLD ranks Egypt amongst world’s best tourist destinations for 2024
An American magazine specializing in global tourism, CEOWORLD, revealed its latest global rankings of the best tourist destinations around the world.
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IHG Hotels & Resorts all set to launch Holiday Inn Express brand in Egypt
The longstanding partnership with Arkan Palm for Real Estate Investment sees IHG’s expansion in Egypt with the new 200-keys Holiday Inn Express West.
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Novotel Sidi Abd El Rahman
Accor signs new Novotel property on Egypt’s North Coast
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EgyptAir ranks among Skytrax’s top 100 airlines globally
EgyptAir is now ranked among the top 100 airlines in the world according to the Skytrax global classification for 2024.
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Excavations in Aswan uncover 33 ancient tombs
It adds new history to the Aga Khan region, especially as several of the tombs contain the remains of mummies and funerary tools.
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450 travel agents rounded up as Egypt cracks down on Hajj brokers
Saudi Arabia Sunday announced that 1,301 pilgrims, 83% of them illegals, died, after trekking for long distances under the baking sun.
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Shanghai Museum in China hosts exhibition of Egyptian antiquities
It includes a huge statue of Akhenaten and a coffin from the archaeological site of Saqqara, which is the first to be unveiled at Shanghai Museum.
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Central Agency for Reconstruction develops Fustat Hills Park in Cairo
This ambitious project is adjacent to the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, Ain El-Sira Lake, Religious Complex, and Amr Ibn Al-As Mosque.
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Youth & Sports Ministry participates in10th Int’l Yoga Day
The Youth and Sports Ministry participated in celebrations held by the Embassy of India in Cairo to mark the 10th International Yoga Day 2024.
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Arkan Palm and IHG Hotels & Resorts partner to launch first Holiday Inn Express
This collaboration will expand the number of rooms of all three IHG hotels in 205 to a total of 700.
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Egypt revokes licenses of several travel companies
The prime minister has also instructed that the officials of these companies be referred to the public prosecution.
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Temporary Suspension of B2C Umrah Visas
President El Sisi stated that the suspension will continue until a reliable system is established to regulate Umrah visa issuance.
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Egypt’s tourism booms, reaching record highs: WTTC
While this is a strong recovery, it hasn’t yet surpassed the record number of jobs set in 2008, which stood at 3.7 million.
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Marge Simpson lookalike found on ancient Egyptian sarcophagus
A photograph of an Ancient Egyptian sarcophagus has gone viral for its distinct resemblance to Marge Simpson.
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Giza Pyramids welcomed 28,500 visitors during Eid Al Adha
Other significant sites included the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir Square, which welcomed around 10,000 guests, and the Citadel, which saw about 3,700.
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Operating hours and ticket prices for Cairo’s Light Rail Transit
It starts from Adly Mansour station in al-Salam and extends through multiple stations, including Obour, Mostaqbal, al-Shorouk, New Heliopolis...etc.
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Egypt unrest leads to plunge in Feb tourism revenue
The number of tourists visiting Egypt in February slumped to 211,000 from 1.1 million in the same month last year.
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46,000 trees, palm trees planted in “Capital Park” in NAC
The park is 10-km long on an area of more than 1000 feddans and provides entertainment places with global standards.