Tourism News
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Meet Ismailia, Egypt's first company town
Explore the stories behind the construction of the country's first company town during the digging of the Suez Canal in the mid-19th Century.
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Tahrir Complex to be turned into a hotel
The most famous governmental building in Cairo was established in 1948 and was opened in its current form during the reign of King Farouk in 1951.
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1st rail journey on Cairo-Luxor line by new Talgo train slated for Sunday
The first rail journey on the Cairo-Luxor line using the new Talgo train will take place on Sunday, announced Minister of Transport Kamel El-Wazir.
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Rixos Hotels Egypt bagged a recognition of the booking.com traveller review award 2023
This distinguished award is an annual appreciation program for various hospitality partners with remarkable services, determined by review scores.
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Egypt's tourism revenues hit record high in Q1 of FY 2022/23
Egypt's fiscal year begins at the beginning of July and ends at the end of June the following year.
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Abdel Wahab’s villa hit $7 million in market value
The villa of the father of modern Arab music, late singer, "Mohamed Abdel-Wahhab" hit the market for $7 million.
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CPaT strengthens presence in Africa with Egypt’s leading private airline, Nile Air
CPaT is excited to work with Nile Air as they provide the very best training to their flight crews.
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Air Arabia Egypt launches flights to Gizan in Saudi Arabia
The latest route to Gizan marks the eleventh destination that Air Arabia Egypt flies to.
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Customs exemption limit on new items raised for travelers
The Egyptian Minister of Finance, Mohamed Maait, amended the executive regulations of the Customs Law.
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Immigration Min. denies preventing Egyptians abroad from withdrawing foreign currency in local banks
Rumors of imposing customs on jewelry, personal jewelry, and personal electronic devices is unfounded: minister.
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4 Egyptian Restaurants Make it to MENA’s Top 50
The World’s 50 Best has released a 2023 list of the Middle East and North Africa’s most appreciated restaurants, with four Egyptian restaurants.
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Egypt spends EGP 3.1bn in outdoor advertising
AdMazad conducts over 35,000 billboard audits across Greater Cairo, Alexandria
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Egypt moves east
Al Ahram Weekly reports on the significance of President Al-Sisi’s recent visits to three Asian countries.
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Pound’s plunge has Egypt poised for another rate hike
Authorities need to quell inflation made worse by devaluations. Rate rise would be the fifth by regulator in less than a year.
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Saudi Arabia tops Arab countries with 18 million visitors until Q3-2022
Saudi Arabia ranked as the top Arab country with the most tourists during the first nine months of 2022, with 18 million visitors to the country.
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Updated ticket prices for Giza Zoo following development
The sources also assured that development will maintain the zoo’s historical identity and preserve its special architectural style.
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Egypt’s parliament approves in principle draft law on tourism chamber federation formation
The bill requires the federation to be in charge of reviving the tourism sector.
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Remco’s standalone losses drop 88% YoY in 9 months
Remco is an Egypt-based company that operates in tourism and entertainment projects development and construction.
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Africa looks forward to return of Chinese tour groups, with Egypt, South Africa and Kenya first in line
Qin discussed increasing Chinese tourism to Egypt with Egyptian President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi and the country’s foreign minister, Sameh Shoukri.
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Egypt shows strength at the world's largest boat show
With 31 exhibitors Egypt was one of the strongly represented countries at Boot 2023 in Düsseldorf. Diving in Red Sea and yacht tourism was the focus.