Tourism News
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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.
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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.
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Tourism volume dropped by 38 percent in November
Tourism contributes 11.3 percent of Egypt’s GDP and brings in 14.4 percent of revenues originating abroad each year.
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Egypt probes Red Sea resort attack
Egypt's tourism minister was to visit today victims of an attack at a Red Sea resort hotel.
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Business ISAQ Aviation UK to launch Egyptian branch to train pilots: ISAQ Chairman Rotating Banner ISAQ Aviation UK to
500 flight hours are provided per person to qualify them to work for international aviation companies.
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Egypt allows 'upon arrival visas' to Chinese tourist groups
In an effort to boost tourism, Egypt's tourism ministry announces that Chinese tourists who come through a tourist agency won't need visas in advance.
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JW Marriott supports the "passion for fashion"
The event was organized for the exclusive Charmed Ladies society to support creative designers.
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Egypt, Ethiopia, Sudan sign new deal on Nile dam
Cairo and Addis Ababa had previously been locked in a bitter war of words over Ethiopia's $4bn project.
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Egypt Said to Offer Saudi Arabia Projects in Housing, Tourism
The move comes as part of planned investments by the kingdom to help Egypt’s dollar-starved economy.
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Russian plane crash affected demand for accommodation in Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh
Colliers International:Flights were cancelled after tragic plane crash Sharm El-Sheikh relies on domestic demand in short term but tourism to increase
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Egypt hires UK risk consultancy to help airport security
The company's objective is to make sure Egyptian airports comply with international aviation standards.
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Egypt and Tunisia target German market
Egypt and Tunisia are launching new advertising campaigns on the German tourist market while Croatia and Kos are celebrating strong growth.
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Egypt Suez Canal revenue drops to $408.4 million in November
The November revenue was the lowest since February.
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Egypt is going to hire a foreign company to improve airport security
Egypt's civil aviation ministry said it had completed a preliminary report on the crash which had so far found no evidence of a criminal act.
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High Egypt in crisis, bets on mining sector
The downing of the Russian Airbus in Sinai made the presence of tourists increasingly scarce.
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Egypt to buy eight Boeing passenger planes
The new planes will replace the Airbus A320-200, the minister noted.
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Egypt to open museum at Cairo airport amid tourism slump
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said the move will help boost transit tourism.
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Germany works with Egypt to ensure tourism security
Lufthansa had announced it would halt flights to Hurghada until further notice, a decision that impacted Eurowings' weekly flights departing from Koln
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Egypt experiences 9.3 % decrease of tourist arrivals in October
The biggest number of holidaymakers was those coming from Eastern Europe, with 39.7 percent of the total, of whom 71 percent were Russian.