Tourism News
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Egypt must work harder to revive tourism after setbacks
66 people are believed to have died in EgyptAir crash and the reason is not yet clear,the crash is likely to affect Egypt's tourism and airline image
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Egypt to establish skytrain worth $4.5bn
The rail line is planned to be 35 km long, 10 stations and transporting 270,000 passengers a day. The journey time from Giza to 6October is 38 mins.
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Egypt signs $250 mln MoU with EBRD to develop Heliopolis Tram
The loan will assist in financing the rehabilitation of the tram link between the Ramsis and Almaza areas.
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Investment Minister Opens Exchange Museum
The museum has manuscripts and minutes of the bourse's board and the handling of operations since its foundation135 years ago.
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Egypt Hopes for Hotel Market Revival
Cairo's hotels once enjoyed occupancy rates of about 75% thanks to tourists eager to visit the Pyramids or take a cruise on the Nile River.
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Egypt tourism revenue down 66 pct in 1Q 2016
Egypt netted just $500 million in tourism revenue in the first quarter of 2016, down from $1.5 billion a year earlier.
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JW Marriott offers ancient wisdom for a modern home
The event's opening was by Dr. Soha Eid,Feng Shui Practitioner Consultant discussing the Harmony and Energy flow to assure prosperous life.
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Egypt has high hopes of reviving tourism
The most populous Arab nation aims to attract 12 million tourists by the end of 2017 with a six-point plan.
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“ Awards of Excellence” to Egyptian hotels by booking.com
Booking.com is considered the world’s number one online accommodation booking website where it features over 42 million reviews written by guests.
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Egypt, Saudi Arabia to build joint bridge over Red Sea
The agreement includes establishing King Salman Ibn Abdel Aziz University and building residential buildings in Sinai.
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EgyptAir Plane Hijacked in Blow to Struggling Egypt Tourism
A passenger falsely claiming he was armed with explosives hijacked an EgyptAir plane carrying 71 other people and forced it to land in Cyprus.
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Egypt's Suez Canal revenues decline for 3rd consecutive month
The revenues slowed from $411.8 million in January and $429 million in December last year amid claims that vessels are changing route.
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Emirates offers Egypt travellers special economy fares
This value for money offer applies to select destinations when booked online between April 1 and 14 for travel from April 1 to July 5.
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Egypt wins Best Exhibitor Award at ITB 2016
The Egyptian Tourism Authority attended the world´s largest tourism fair ITB Berlin in its 50th edition from March 09-13 as Jubilee Cultural Sponsor.
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Egypt to regulate Uber, Careem ride-hailing services
Conventional taxi drivers are up in arms as more and more commuters opt for the two apps for rides in the Egyptian capital.
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Egypt taxi drivers block major Cairo road protesting Uber
Taxi drivers complained that Uber drivers have an unfair advantage because they don't pay the same taxes or follow same licensing procedures.
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Putin, Sisi discuss resumption of Russian flights to Egypt
Egypt is one of Russians' main tourist destinations, and the incident dealt a heavy blow to the country's already battered tourism sector.
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Egypt registers 46.3% decrease of tourist numbers in January
A total of 414,100 departing tourists were recorded in January 2016, a decrease of 44.1% from last year.