Tourism News
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Egypt announces measures to promote cultural tourism
One of the most important decisions has been the approval of a 50% discount on entry tickets, available to Egyptians, at museums and sites.
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Egypt receives 13 new railway carriages in Russian Transmash deal
The agreement between Russian Transmash holding company and Egyptian National Railways (ENR) is worth more than 1 billion euros.
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Egypt receives fifth train from Hyundai Rotem for Cairo metro
The deal costs an estimated 317 million euros and EGP 640 million, which is being provided by the state treasury.
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JetHQ Adds Egypt to Middle East Footprint
Leading the new sales office in Egypt is Sherif Abouzeid, who has been appointed v-p of sales for Egypt.
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10 Things you need to know about Egypt new monorail
Egypt started the works on its first monorail that is set to start running in 2023 and carry around 48,000 passengers per hour.
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Uber Egypt's GM Ahmed Khalil says investments exceed $100 million
General Manager of Uber Egypt Ahmed Khalil shares with Ahram Online the current and future plan of the biggest ride-hailing operator in Egypt.
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Egypt’s hotel market records 50% y-o-y decline in H1 2020
Branded hotel keys is projected to increase to 83,100 in FY 2020.
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International tourism loses $320bn in 5M 2020
Losses caused by COVID-19 up to May are already three times that of 2008 Global Economic Crisis, says UNWTO.
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EgyptAir for Aviation Services granted new international ISO certificate
Chairman of EgyptAir for Aviation Services company explained that such international accreditation help in conducting cooperation agreements.
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Egypt receives second of 32 trains from Hyundai Rotem for Cairo metro
Transportation minister El-Wazir said that the arrival of several trains comes in parallel with the conclusion of construction at Phase 4.
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Egypt awarded WTTC hygiene stamp
The certification is hoped to boost the country’s tourism.
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Egypt- Public transport companies complain financial losses
The affected companies include Lotus, Ibrahimiyyah, Al Salam, Lebanon, Cairo, Al Heba, Al Rowad, Al Saqr, and Cooperative Association.
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Orascom To Re-Open ODH's Hotels In Egypt For Business
El-Gouna hotels will be open 15 May in preparation for Eid.
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Egypt Economy partially open
Many workers will be going back to work, especially in the state sector and extending the hours of shops and trade centers.
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Egypt's airlines to lose $1.6 billion owing to coronavirus
African and Middle Eastern airlines have lost $23 billion due to the spread of the virus, the association said.
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Germany top exporter of tourists to Egypt with 2.5 million visitors in 2019
Al-Batouti said Egypt needs more trained cadres in its tourism office in Germany.
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Egypt's CBE allocates EGP 50 billion to support tourism sector
The CBE said the plan involves the extension of the current tourism initiative to 31 December 2020 and exempting certain tourism sector debt defaulter
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Hurghada among top 100 destinations
For the 1st time Hurghada enters the ranking of the top 100 cities by Euromonitor International.
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Empire Aviation launches aircraft management services in Egypt
Empire Aviation has launched aircraft management services in Egypt and inducted the first aircraft - a Bombardier Global 6000 (G6000) business jet.
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Luxor prepares for Christmas celebrations
Occupancy rates of floating and fixed hotels in Luxor are expected to reach 100 percent.