Tourism News
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Russian firm to invest in Egypt’s global logistics centre project
Ministry of Supply says company has offered to supply all necessary equipment and machinery.
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IMF cuts Egypt's growth forecast citing concerns on tourism revenues
The IMF says it has revised its projection for Egypt's growth as a result of security concerns but still sees positive economic reform.
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Egypt's Suez Canal revenues rise 6.3% in September Y-O-Y
Suez Canal revenues are up year-on-year but have dipped 8% since August.
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Egypt tourism minister confident of recovery, despite challenges
Hisham Zaazou is mounting public relations campaigns, inviting foreign officials to visit and assess Egypt's stability for themselves.
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52.5% growth in railway passengers in August: IDSC
According to the report, of which the Daily News Egypt was able to obtain a copy, only 10.1 million passengers used railways during August 2014.
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Egypt signs with six international firms to dredge new Suez Canal
Egypt hopes the new canal will more than double revenues from the waterway by 2023 to $13.5 billion from $5 billion.
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Egypt Air to resume Zimbabwe flights in November
The airline, which used to fly three times a week between Cairo and Harare, had announced in August that the route was not lucrative enough.
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Polish tourists favour Egypt for holidays: Report
Polish tourists prefer Egypt's Red Sea resorts over Greece, Spain and Turkey, says a report by a Polish tour operators association.
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DHL Express certified as Top Employer 2015 in Africa
Independent research by the Top Employers Institute shows the company looks after its people exceptionally well.
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Poland lifts travel ban on Egypt's Red Sea resorts
The Polish embassy in Cairo advises its nationals to travel by plane if they visit Sinai.
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Questions arise over Egypt's proposed Nile shipping lane
Egypt’s serious efforts to implement a project to convert the Nile River into a shipping lane has run into several hurdles.
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Egypt, South Africa discuss tourism cooperation
The meeting comes within the framework of the Tourism Ministry's efforts to restore tourism movement in Egypt.
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Japan funds new terminal in Egypt's Borg Al Arab Airport
Japan has signed Wednesday a soft loan deal worth EGP 1.2 billion (US$167.7 million) to build a new passenger terminal in Borg Al-Arab Airport.
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ITB to come to Egypt 2016: Tourism Minister
The international celebration of Tourism chose Egypt to be its gateway to Africa, according to statements by Tourism Minister Hisham Zaazou.
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Emaar planning to float Egypt and hotels units
Dubai's Emaar Properties plans to float its Egyptian unit in about June 2015 and may also take its hotels subsidiary public.
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Egypt sees most tourists in 3 years in August: Minister
Tourism sector signals possible recovery as hopes for political stability on the rise.
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Eastern European tourists major visitors to Egypt
CAPMAS said that the number of tourists visiting Egypt during the first half of this year fell to 4.4 million.
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Egypt on the road to tourism recovery
Egypt Tourism Minister is positive about the future and went as far as saying that he expected tourism to recover completely as soon as 2015.
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Tourists to Egypt rise 15.8% in July as travel bans lifted
Travel bans issued in February by several European countries after bomb blast in South Sinai - but warnings have since been lifted.
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Egypt tourism ad campaign launches in New York
“The New Egypt” advertisements have appeared on the Nasdaq building in Times Square, accompanied with the message: “Peace, Prosperity and Growth.”