Tourism News
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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.”
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Italians represent 70% of tourists in Egypt: Minister
The minister highlighted relations with Italy as one of the main sources of European tourists to Egypt.
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Why Egypt must cut Suez canal red tape
The new channel is part of a larger project to expand Suez port and develop 76,000 square km (29,000 square miles) around the canal.
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Looking to Suez expansion for economic growth in Egypt
Egypt’s challenging economic environment has led officials to refocus their efforts on expanding and upgrading the canal.
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Egypt raises $8.5B for Suez Canal expansion
Egypt's Central Bank has raised $8.5 billion for the construction of an expansion of the Suez Canal by selling investment certificates.
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Egypt says will boost security at tourist sites
In addition to the security cameras, the government plans to introduce mandatory background checks for tourism industry workers.
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Egypt tourism could fully recover by end 2015 - minister
Hisham Zaazou also expressed concern that tourism would take another hit if Islamic State militants showed any signs of infiltrating Egypt.
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Egypt expects $425 million from Islamic Development Bank, for refinery, airport
$198 million are earmarked for a refinery in Assiut, and $226.8 million will go towards the first phase of the Sharm el-Sheikh airport project.
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Cairo-Cape Town Highway: From vision to reality in 2015
Egypt’s Minister of Transportation has announced that the Cairo-Cape Town Highway will commence trial operations at the start of 2015.
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Egypt to host first corporate travel exhibition to boost tourism
Egypt is launching its first ever Corporate Travel Market exhibition for the international corporate travel sector.
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Arab Contractors and OCI to carry out EGP750m Cairo Metro works
The bridge will cost EGP 500 million, and tunnel will cost EGP 250 million, Youm7 newspaper quoted the AC Chairman Mohsen Salah.
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Google Maps "streetviews" Egypt's wonders for tourists
Google announced today the launch of 360-degree street view imagery of the Pyramids and five other historical landmarks in Egypt for the first time.
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IDB approves $425 mn loan to Egypt
Loans will help fund development of petroleum refinery and first phase of redevelopment work at Sharm El-Sheikh airport.
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Revenues of Suez Canal Certificates hit EGP 6 bln
The revenues of selling the certificates on the first day hit some EGP 6 billion.