Tourism News
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Travco tops tourism companies, attracting 700,000 arrivals in 2014: Company official
Travco hopes to maintain its lead in attracting tourists to Egypt for fifth consecutive year despite 4 years of crisis in the country
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City Stars signs contract with French company Prism to manage pyramids’ sound, light
$50m investment costs for project; the opening will be with during the coming New Year
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Egypt 2014: The year of overcoming Tourism challenges
Egypt managed to attract 9 million tourists despite political unrest
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Egypt cancels visa for Russian tourists
Russian tourists traveling to Egypt from Jan. 15 to April 30 will not have to pay the standard $25 visa fee
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Qatari Diar invests in Egypt with 2 major tourist projects
Qatari Diar is considered one of the foremost real estate Gulf investors in Egypt.
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Egypt's metro ticket prices won't increase: Minister
Egypt's transportation minister insists that underground ticket prices won't increase from their flat fare rate of LE1.
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174m cubic meters dug at Suez Canal project
The project is scheduled to be completed after 211 days.
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Egypt's Suez Canal revenues rise 6.8% in 2014
Revenues went up to $5.46 billion in 2014 from $5.11 billion in 2013.
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Egypt to subsidize air travel to lure tourists from Europe
Flights from London in the last period were almost complete at 80 percent of normal rates
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'1,400 tourists' visit Egypt’s pharaonic ruins in Aswan on new year
Around 1,400 tourists visited Egypt’s landmark temples of Abu Simbel and Nefertari in Aswan, in the far south of the country, on new year.
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Hotel occupancy rate to hit 40-60 percent
The occupancy rate at the New Year celebrations in Luxor and Aswan will not surpass 50 percent this year.
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Metro ticket price will not increase: Metro spokesperson
Cabinet sources attributed as saying metro tickets will increase from EGP 1 to between EGP 1.5 and EGP 3.
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Falling ruble keeps Russian tourists off Egypt's beaches
Slide of Russian currency threatens recovery of Egyptian tourism sector as President El-Sisi calls for intervention.
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Egypt completes Hurghada airport expansion
Minister of Aviation Houssam Kamal said Egyptian airports are looking to host more than 70 million visitors annually.
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Egypt bets on Art Tourism to save ailing economy
The Egyptian government has recently invested heavily into the renovation and restoration of its ancient cultural sites.
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British embassy in Egypt reopens to public
The British embassy in Egypt has reopened after being forced to close to the public for security reasons, the foreign secretary has said.
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EgyptAir hires U.S. firm for restructuring
The plan would aim to return EgyptAir to profitability by mid-2016.
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Egypt's Travco Group signs letter of intent with Alpha star
Tourism company signs letter of intent with global luxury aviation company.
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France to fund new trains for Egypt's metro
The French government is not stranger to funding Cairo's metro, providing loans for construction from 1979 to 2012.
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Zaazou tells USTOA Egypt is ready for business
He brought the message to the U.S. Tour Operators Association Annual Conference that travelers are coming back to Egypt.