Egypt welcomes record 19 mln tourists in 2025, outpacing global growth
Egypt’s tourism sector achieved a record performance in 2025, attracting around 19 million visitors, a 21 per cent…
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SUNRISE, Minor International sign deal to develop 50 new properties in Egypt – Cabinet
Egypt’s SUNRISE Resorts & Cruises signed a strategic partnership with Thai hotel giant Minor International to…
Egypt, Spain discuss boosting tourism ties – Cabinet
Egypt’s Tourism Minister Sherif Fathy held talks on Sunday with Spain’s ambassador to Cairo Álvaro Iranzo Gutiérrez…
Egypt’s tourism sector grows 22% YoY in June: minister
Egypt’s tourism industry saw a 22 per cent year-on-year increase in June, reflecting growing resilience and renewed…
Egypt delays Grand Museum opening to Q4 amid regional tensions
Egypt has postponed the official inauguration of the Grand Egyptian Museum to the fourth quarter of 2025, citing…
Egypt’s tourism booms 25% in Q1 as Cairo gears up for Arab Summit
Egypt’s tourist arrivals jumped 25 per cent in the first quarter of 2025 year-on-year, prompting calls for more…
Egypt stresses private sector partnership in tourism sector
Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy stressed the importance of ongoing collaboration with the…
Egypt’s PM prioritises Borg El Arab airport upgrade
Egypt’s Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly has directed the Minister of Civil Aviation Sameh El-Hefny to prioritise…
Egypt receives 7m tourists in H1 ’24
Egypt's tourism sector has rebounded strongly in the first half (H1) of 2024, with 7.069 million tourists.
Egypt’s net foreign reserves surge for third month in row, highest since June 2022
For the third month in a row, Egypt’s net foreign reserves have witnessed an increase, despite paying off $1.5…
Egypt among world’s 17 most popular tour destinations for 2023
Travel news outlet Travel Awaits has named Egypt among the world’s 17 most popular tour destination for 2023,…
Egypt unveils 50 pound coin minted to mark Avenue of Sphinxes grand reopening
Egypt unveiled on Sunday a new 50 pound coin minted to mark the country’s reopening of 3,000-year-old Avenue of…
Egypt launches ‘Sunny Christmas’ campaign to promote winter tourism
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched on Thursday a digital campaign “Sunny Christmas” to…
Number of British tourists to Egypt seen hitting 500,000 this winter – envoy
The number of British tourists visiting Egypt is expected to reach or surpass 500,000 this winter, according to UK…
Egypt received 2 million tourists in January-March 2021: minister
Egypt received 2 million tourists in the first five months of 2021, averaging 400,000 persons a month, its Tourism…
Tourism would be back in Luxor starting September
Egypt announced that tourists would be back in Luxor tstarting from the beginning of September.
Egypt will be reopening all airports on July 1 – minister
Egypt will be reopening all its airports for scheduled international traffic starting July 1, the country’s civil…
Middle East, US, Africa to drive growth in Egypt’s tourism industry by 2021
Arrivals from the Middle East, North America, and Africa will drive growth in Egypt’s tourism industry by 2021,…
CNN partners with Egypt to promote the country’s tourism
Egyptian tourism ministry said on Saturday it will launch a campaign with CNN to promote tourism to the country…
Egypt’s tourism revenues climb 170% in first seven months of 2017
Egypt’s tourism revenues climbed 170 percent in the first seven months of 2017, reaching $3.5 billion, a government…
Saudi Arabia has led tourist traffic to Egypt in 2016: minister
Arab tourism influx to Egypt during the past year accounted for 36.3 percent of the total traffic of 5.3 million…
No final decision on rise in visa fee; Egypt tourism minister says
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Yehia Rashed said in an interview with the Russian Ria Novosti news agency that Egypt…
Italy to operate 11 direct trips to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh
Italy will fly 11 direct flights to Egypt's Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh amid efforts by Cairo to revive…
Delegation of 19 Malaysian tourism firms to visit Egypt in Sept
A delegation of 19 Malaysian tourism companies will be visiting Egypt in September, chairman of the Egyptian…
Beleaguered tourism industry drives Egypt to cancel AfDB $140 mln loan
Egypt has cancelled a $140 million loan signed with the African Development Bank (AfDB) to upgrade Sharm El-Sheikh…
Luxor named world tourism capital for 2016: UNWTO
The Executive Council of the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) unanimously chose Luxor to be world…
Putin: No agreement yet on restoring air link to Egypt
Russian President Vladimir Putin said Thursday officials from Cairo and Moscow have so far failed to agree on…
Samsung releases S7 and S7 edge in Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh
South Korean multinational conglomerate company, Samsung has launched Friday its latest edition of mobile phones…
UNWTO says ‘confident’ in Egypt’s tourism recovery
The United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) Secretary-General, Taleb Rifai, has expressed the…
Italy tourism reservations to Egypt fall 90% during summer 2015
Travel reservations made by Italian tourists to visit Egypt have dived by 90 percent a year-on-year, Mohamed…
Thomson and Thomas Cook extend flight ban from UK to Egypt’s Sharm al-Sheikh
UK-based holiday operators Thomson and Thomas Cook have extended a suspension of their flights to Sharm el-Sheikh…
Saudi businessman in talks over $4 billion tourism projects in Egypt – paper
A Saudi businessman is in talks with Egyptian authorities over a $4 billion tourism resort in Egypt's Red Sea…
INTERVIEW-Egypt sees tourist returns down 10 % after plane crash
Egypt's tourism revenues in 2015 will be at least 10 percent below last year's after a Russian plane crash prompted…
Egypt expects tourist numbers to fall by 13%, compared to last year – minister
The number of tourists to Egypt is expected to drop by 13 percent in 2015/2016, compared to the year before,…
Contact world PR agencies to support Egypt’s image after travel ban: expert
Since Egypt’s tourism industry faces grave danger following travel ban decisions from several countries fearing…
Russian plane crash ‘credit negative’ for Egypt: Moody’s
The recent Russian plane crash in Sinai Peninsula is “credit negative” for Egypt, and will weigh on its tourism…
Kremlin says Russian ban on flights to Egypt will last for months
Moscow's ban on all flights to Egypt following a Russian plane crash will last for at least several months, the…
Poland eases travel warnings on Egypt
The Polish Ministry of Foreign Affairs eased travel warnings Tuesday to tourists wishing to visit five Red Sea…
INTERVIEW: Egypt tourism industry expects moderate growth in 2015 – minister
Egypt's tourism industry, hit by years of political upheaval and militant violence, is expected to post moderate…
Number of tourists in Egypt 8.2% up in 2015: CAPMAS
The number of tourists visiting Egypt surged 8.2 percent in the first half of 2015 compared to the same period in…