Tourism News
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Egypt and Tunisia target German market
Egypt and Tunisia are launching new advertising campaigns on the German tourist market while Croatia and Kos are celebrating strong growth.
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Egypt Suez Canal revenue drops to $408.4 million in November
The November revenue was the lowest since February.
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Egypt is going to hire a foreign company to improve airport security
Egypt's civil aviation ministry said it had completed a preliminary report on the crash which had so far found no evidence of a criminal act.
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High Egypt in crisis, bets on mining sector
The downing of the Russian Airbus in Sinai made the presence of tourists increasingly scarce.
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Egypt to buy eight Boeing passenger planes
The new planes will replace the Airbus A320-200, the minister noted.
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Egypt to open museum at Cairo airport amid tourism slump
Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el-Damaty said the move will help boost transit tourism.
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Germany works with Egypt to ensure tourism security
Lufthansa had announced it would halt flights to Hurghada until further notice, a decision that impacted Eurowings' weekly flights departing from Koln
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Egypt experiences 9.3 % decrease of tourist arrivals in October
The biggest number of holidaymakers was those coming from Eastern Europe, with 39.7 percent of the total, of whom 71 percent were Russian.
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Garments export crisis exacerbated as EgyptAir suspends shipping on passenger flights
Based on recommendations by U.S transportation safety experts, EgyptAir suspends shipping of commercial cargo on its passenger flights.
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Suez Canal nets $1.4bn since inauguration of new waterway
The new waterway of the Suez Canal has achieved revenue of $1.4bn during the last three months following the inauguration of the new canal branch.
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Egypt to complete East Port Said side channel by June 2016
Continued development of the Suez Canal zone expands to East Port Said, in the hope of increasing shipping traffic.
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Tourists will return to Egypt
“Egypt will be able to recover quickly from crisis with its beaches, deserts, and archaeological sites,” says Naoumovitch.
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Operations and Maintenance leaders demand legal reforms
participants called for developing the legal measures of managing operations and maintenance work and unifying the standard measures for performance.
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Major losses for air transport in Egypt
Air transport agents expect major losses after banning transport of goods on passenger aircrafts.Over 157 air transport companies work in Egypt.
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IFC to provide $20.5mn to support Egypt’s tourism sector
The hotels are expected to be among the most eco-friendly in the country, using at least 20 percent less energy than traditional developments.
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In Sharm El-Sheikh salespeople are haunted by memories of tourists
Before the plane incident, we at least had money to buy our needs, now we don’t,” they say.
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Egypt crash will create more business for airport security firms
Airports will have to bump up their security levels in light of the crash of a Russian aircraft in Egypt last month.
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Egypt's Need for Sharm el-Sheikh was Clear
A comprehensive review of tourism in Sharm El-Sheikh and its development through the years.