Tourism News
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EgyptAir Plans to Increase Aircraft Fleet
The meeting also discussed the executive position of a number of projects that are being established in the civil aviation sector.
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Hurghada, Marsa Alam airports receive 168 flights
The Hurghada and Marsa Alam international airports on Sunday received 168 flights carrying about 24,000 tourists of various nationalities.
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Changi Airports International signs deals to develop Cairo International Airport
Changi Airport has won the Skytrax World’s Best Airport Award a record 12 times, and is one of the top airport hubs in the world.
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Promoting tourism with mangoes: Festival northeast of Cairo is major draw
The festival was organized in cooperation with the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities.
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Bloomberg: Egypt Tourism Revenue Surges Significantly
Egypt and Turkey have seen an increase in tourist demand from the United Kingdom due to the free exchange rate of the Egyptian pound and Turkish lira.
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Egypt a rising star in green tourism, says Bain & Company
Egypt has long been a prime tourism destination for international visitors and has loads to offer.
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Diving activities return to Red Sea and South Sinai
The Environment Ministry is preparing to start the second phase of the shark behavior monitoring project.
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After passenger flights, EgyptAir now set to launch cargo services from Dhaka
According to aviation industry sources, Egypt's national flag carrier will start its cargo business from Dhaka soon.
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Egypt tourist arrivals surge as industry shakes off pandemic fall
After reaching a record 13 million tourists and earning 13 billion U.S. dollars in 2019, Egypt's tourism industry was hit hard by the COVID-19.
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Egypt launches Premier League tourism TV ad campaign
The league started with its first matches of the season on Aug. 12 and will continue until May 19, 2024.
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Egypt seeks to sell train tickets to foreigners in USD
The move is part of the country’s efforts to provide the foreign currency required to purchase the needed spare parts and repay part of the loans.
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Travel firm reports spike in Turkey and Egypt bookings due to exchange rates
On the Beach said the number of bookings it has received for summer trips to those destinations is more than double the level from 2019.
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Fossil of 41m-year-old miniature whale discovered by Mansoura University researchers
Mansoura University said the researchers unearthed the fossils near Wadi al-Hitan in Egypt, a site where many fossils of ancient whales can be found.
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Hawass hopes to see pyramids area become open air museum
Renowned Egyptian archaeologist Zahi Hawass has expressed his hope to turn the pyramids area into an open air museum.
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Divers explore 2,300-year-old wreck off Egypt
The discovery offered new evidence of the commercial, economic and tourism status of Egypt and the El-Alamein region.
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Riding the Egyptian tide: an insight into emerging yacht tourism
Egypt is promoting yacht tourism to increase national income. The country has over 2,400 km of coastlines on the Mediterranean and Red Sea.
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Cash payment for tickets no longer allowed at Baron Palace, Prince Mohamed Ali Palace
Bank cards of all kinds can be used purchase tickets at the three locations.
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Wizz Air launches new route to Egypt’s Sphinx International Airport
The new route, which will start on October 30, will operate three times a week on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays.
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Egypt to receive 13.1M tourists by end of 2023
There was an astounding 117.5% annual increase in 2021, registering 8 million tourists compared to 3.7 million in 2020.
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NBE offers buying EgyptAir tickets in installments over 12 months
In order to obtain the offer, the buyer should use the credit cards of the National Bank of Egypt to pay the first installment of the third month.