Tourism News
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Egypt unearths 4,300-year-old Pharaonic obelisk in Giza
the discovery of the upper part of an obelisk belonging to ancient Egyptian Queen Ankhesenpepi II, mother of Pharaonic King Pepi II of the 6th Dynasty
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Egypt Air to buy six Boeing Dreamliners
In addition to the wide-body Dreamliners EgyptAir plans to buy an unspecified number of Airbus A320neo single-aisle planes.
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Egypt partners with CNN to promote Egyptian tourism
The American network's advertising company chief Rany Raad hailed the partnership, at a time where Egypt is growing as a unique tourist destination.
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India and Egypt aim at boosting tourism industry
India has organised a seminar here to make Egyptians aware about its diverse culture and boost tourism between the two nations.
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Uber to launch public bus service in Egypt
Uber has not announced the price of its awaited service, which is expected to be introduced in the upcoming three months.
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Egypt is 2017’s ‘Second Fastest Growing’ Tourist Destination: UN
Despite flight bans by the United Kingdom and Russia starting in 2015, the number of tourists arriving in Egypt saw a boost of 51 percent this year.
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Egypt tourism revenues see improvement
The revenues from tourism tripled in the fiscal year that ended on 30th of June 2017 compared to last year.
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Three Ptolemaic tombs uncovered in Egypt's Minya, contents suggest a 'large cemetery'
Three new discoveries in El-Kamin El-Sahrawi point to a large cemetery spanning the 27th Dynasty and the Graeco-Roman era.
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Saudi billionaire to invest $800m in Egypt tourism
AlWaleed Bin Talal told Investment Minister Sahar Nasr in the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh that he would invest in hotels in several locations.
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Cairo has the cheapest taxis in the world
A ride from airport to city center in Cairo costs about EGP 75 while in Zurich it costs about EGP 1,232!!
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Mwaslat Masr launches SMART transportation
The project is launched in cooperation with UAE partners with EGP 1bn worth of investments. It is still in testing period.
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Abu Dhabi’s Etihad to increase flights to Egypt
Airline sees increased flights as ‘timely’ with resurging economy in Egypt.
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Qatar Airways suspends flights to UAE, Egypt, Bahrain
Qatar Airways said its offices will continue to operate as normal in affected countries until further notice.
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Egypt's tourist visitors up 49 pct year-on-year in March
Some 654,900 tourists visited Egypt in March 2017, representing a 49 percent increase on the same month the previous year.
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High prices might slow down business in Ramadan
Early reservations for Suhoor or Iftar shows see a sharp decline due to the 50%-100% price increase.
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Egypt pitches for more travellers from India as tourism picks up
There has been an upswing in the number of visitors owing to the improved security situation and various steps taken by the government.
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Egypt sees recent archaeological findings as a blessing for a struggling economy
Virtually every week, it seems, new aspects of Egypt’s history are being unearthed.
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NOSCO targets business worth EGP 200m in 2017
The National Transport & Overseas Services Company aims to compete on electricity distribution projects by the end of the year.
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New archaeological finds helping Egypt's image, tourism sector
"We're hoping to announce many discoveries as we go on." said Minister of Tourism, Yehia Rashed.
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Swiss-Belhotel inks new property in Egypt
Swiss-Belhotel International has announced its further expansion in Egypt with the signing of Swiss-Belresort Marseilia Beach 4 on the North Coast.