Tourism News
-
Egypt, Saudi Arabia to build joint bridge over Red Sea
The agreement includes establishing King Salman Ibn Abdel Aziz University and building residential buildings in Sinai.
-
EgyptAir Plane Hijacked in Blow to Struggling Egypt Tourism
A passenger falsely claiming he was armed with explosives hijacked an EgyptAir plane carrying 71 other people and forced it to land in Cyprus.
-
Egypt's Suez Canal revenues decline for 3rd consecutive month
The revenues slowed from $411.8 million in January and $429 million in December last year amid claims that vessels are changing route.
-
Emirates offers Egypt travellers special economy fares
This value for money offer applies to select destinations when booked online between April 1 and 14 for travel from April 1 to July 5.
-
Egypt wins Best Exhibitor Award at ITB 2016
The Egyptian Tourism Authority attended the world´s largest tourism fair ITB Berlin in its 50th edition from March 09-13 as Jubilee Cultural Sponsor.
-
Egypt to regulate Uber, Careem ride-hailing services
Conventional taxi drivers are up in arms as more and more commuters opt for the two apps for rides in the Egyptian capital.
-
Egypt taxi drivers block major Cairo road protesting Uber
Taxi drivers complained that Uber drivers have an unfair advantage because they don't pay the same taxes or follow same licensing procedures.
-
Putin, Sisi discuss resumption of Russian flights to Egypt
Egypt is one of Russians' main tourist destinations, and the incident dealt a heavy blow to the country's already battered tourism sector.
-
Egypt registers 46.3% decrease of tourist numbers in January
A total of 414,100 departing tourists were recorded in January 2016, a decrease of 44.1% from last year.
-
Egypt addresses airline concerns on profit repatriation
Last week, Air France-KLM told Reuters it had been unable to repatriate any earnings since October and was owed more than 100 million Egyptian pounds.
-
Cargo ships could save thousands by skipping the Suez Canal
Last year, Egypt completed an $8.5 billion expansion of the canal to allow two lanes of traffic and reduce transit time through the Suez Canal.
-
Crystal Lagoons wins $2bn tourism project in Egypt
Located on the Alexandria-Marsa Matrouh north coast road, the upscale $1.8 billion tourism and residential community will cover 10 million sq meters.
-
Egypt Cuts Economic Growth Forecast as Tourism Reels After Crash
The revision to a range of 4 percent to 4.25 percent from a previous 5 percent underlines the challenges Egypt has faced trying to rally its economy.
-
Egypt, Denmark to buy Russian Sukhoi airliners
Egypt’s flagship carrier EgyptAir may also order up to forty Russian-made Superjet SSJ-100s.
-
Egypt's Tourism Collapse Stretches From the Pyramids to the Beach
Experts say the reason is that the biggest markets imposed travel restrictions to Egypt.
-
Russian tourists could soon return to Egypt
Naryshkin thanked Cairo for understanding Moscow's concerns about the safety of Russian tourists.
-
Egypt, China sign deal to build a theme park
The park is scheduled to take between two years and a half or three years of implementation.
-
Egypt to spend USD 32M upgrading tourist resort security
The plan would expand the use of security cameras, scanning and detection equipment and sniffer dogs.
-
Egypt unveils rare whale fossil museum to boost tourism
The sand-colored, dome-shaped museum is barely discernible in the breathtaking desert landscape that stretches all around.