Tourism News
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The 13th edition of the Luxor African Film Festival kicks off Friday
The opening ceremony will be held at the Luxor Temple – one of Egypt’s top-rated tourist attractions.
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Rise in tourism draws Egypt's remote Siwa oasis into modern age
The ancient Berber settlement, once popular only with ecotourists, is receiving more visitors as government promotes it as a holiday destination.
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Ruins of ancient Ptolemaic temple discovered in Egypt
The temple dates to the Ptolemaic dynasty, which began about two decades after Alexander the Great died in 323 B.C.
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Egypt establishes new tourist walkway from GEM to the pyramids
The Giza Governorate Media Center announced that development of the area surrounding the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) is continuing.
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About 1.2 million tourists from Russia visited Egypt in 2023
Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Isa said that a record 14.9 million foreign tourists visited the country in 2023.
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Egyptian ambassador: Expanding a strategic Greek-Egyptian relationship to connect Alexandria with Piraeus
The Egyptian ambassador pointed out opportunities for further development of relations in culture, tourism, shipping, and the connection of the ports.
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Egypt to launch unified health tourism platform shortly
The ministry will announce soon the launch of a unified platform for health tourism, with both medical and healing services.
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Tourism Minister issues ministerial decision to review Menkaure Pyramid project
A statement from the ministry said that the committee will be headed by archaeologist and former Antiquities Minister Zahi Hawass.
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Culture Minister: CIBF has become ‘integrated capital for culture, arts’
The move is reflecting the awareness of the Egyptians and greater interest in becoming part of this annual, important and cultural event.
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5 things to know about 1st factory for fiber yachts in Egypt, Red Sea
The Governor of the Red Sea, Major General Amr Hanafy, opened the first factory in Egypt and the Red Sea for the manufacture of fiber yachts.
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Egypt Air sells its Airbus A220s again
The Egyptian state-owned airline is closing the Airbus A220 chapter. Egypt Air is selling all of its twelve jets to the leasing company Azorra.
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Egypt in negotiations to develop Ras El-Hikma in North Coast
Negotiations are underway with international companies and funds regarding an agreement for developing Ras El-Hikma City in Egypt’s North Coast.
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Egypt ranks amongst top 10 most searched countries on Google for travel
Egypt owes its presence on the list due to its ancient tourist attractions, such as the Pyramids of Giza, Luxor, Karnak, Abu Simbel, and Nubia.
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10 things you need to know about Egypt's Ras El-Hikma project
A glimpse of Egypt's ambitious project to transform Ras El-Hikma City into a thriving, sustainable, and world-class destination.
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Egyptian tourism achieves highest growth rate in the last 15 years
Egypt's tourism achieved seven percent growth rate in the size of hotel capacity, totaling 220,044 rooms.
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Tourism Minister, Qatari Ambassador Discuss Ways to Enhance Joint Co-op
Minister of Tourism Ahmed Issa received Qatari Ambassador to Egypt Tariq Ali Farj Al-Ansari, at the Ministry's headquarters in the NAC.
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Scan Pyramids Project led to some important discoveries
Up till now, there is no well-established theory explaining the pyramids were built, Hilal told MENA on the margins of a symposium.
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Russian tourism ranks first in Sharm el-Sheikh
An Egyptian-Italian tourism expert, Ahmed Badawy, praised the development witnessed by Sharm el-Sheikh regarding hospitality.
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Large public turnout at 55th Cairo International Book Fair
Families flocked from across the country as soon as the doors opened even despite low temperatures.
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Egypt to reinstall outer casing of Pyramid of Menkaure
The Egyptian-Japanese archaeological mission on Thursday began a project to study and document the granite blocks comprising the outer casing.