Grand Egyptian Museum attracts 18k visitors on first public opening day
Egypt’s Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) drew a heavy turnout on its first day of opening to the public, welcoming…
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Egypt launches digital tourism campaign in partnership with WEGO
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism launched a new digital marketing campaign targeting Arab travellers, in collaboration…
Egypt transfers ownership of 13 closed govt. buildings to sovereign fund
Egypt approved moving the ownership of 13 governmental buildings to The Sovereign Fund of Egypt (TSFE), according…
Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition to open in Sydney
The Ramses and the Gold of the Pharaohs exhibition is set to open its doors in Sydney, Australia, starting 18…
Egypt’s initiative to support tourism under consideration – CBE
Egypt is considering launching a new initiative to support the tourism sector, said the Central Bank of Egypt…
Alexandria Film Festival to celebrate late Mahmoud Morsi
Alexandria Film Festival for Mediterranean Countries’s 39th edition will be celebrating the career of iconic…
Egypt to increase financial support to airlines operating flights to resorts
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism has approved a request made by a number of tour operators to increase the financial…
194 thousand tourists visit Egypt’s Hurghada in October
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism announced on Tuesday that resorts in Hurghada received around 194 thousands tourists…
Red Sea Hotels occupancy to increase to 60% during Christmas
An official at the Ministry of Tourism said that tourism occupancy in the Red Sea governorate is expected to reach…
Egypt launches multi-lingual online portal in support of tourism
The Ministry of Tourism, in cooperation with the Ministry of Communications and Information Technology, launched on…
Promotional Campaigns To Launch In Arab, Local Markets In November
The Ministry of Tourism plans to increase its pubic relations campaign abroad with major international tour…
Luxor Investment Deal postponed until Tourist Flow to Egypt recovers
The Ministry of Tourism has postponed offering 95,000 meters in Hadabet El-Toud, east of Luxor to 2016, until…
Egyptian Tourism Revenues seen $26 billion in 2020 – Minister
Egypt is planning to revive its tourism industry, expecting revenues from tourism to increase to US$26 billion by…
Ministry of Tourism aims to double occupancies in 2015: Official
The Ministry of Tourism aims to increase average occupancy rates during 2015 to 65% from 35% in 2014, according to…
Italy and Germany to Lift Egypt Travel Ban
Great news for Egypt's struggling tourism industry. According to a statement released by the Ministry of Tourism,…
NBE Encourages Hotels To Shift To Green Energy: Zazou
The Egyptian Minister of Tourism, Hesham Zazou, has discussed with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) the possible…
Govt Denies Intention To Rent, Sell Egypt’s Monuments
Egypt's government has no intention of renting or selling any of the country's monuments, the cabinet's official…
Tourism Police Responses to Hotel Complaint
The Tourism and Antiquities police in Egypt campaigned against the irregularities outside a hotel in 26th July…
Tourism Committee Inspects Pilgrims Hotels
A committee, which has been formed by the Ministry of Tourism, and Egypt Tourism Authority started to inspect the…
Ministry of Tourism To Use Electronic-Draw in Selecting Pilgrims
Ministry of Tourism will start its electronic service for religious tourism registration on its website…
8.9 Mln Tourists Visited Egypt In 9 Months: Ministry
The number of tourists visiting Egypt since the beginning of the fiscal year till the end of March 2012 has reached…
MOT: Egypt may receive 10 mln Tourists in 2012
Louis Labeeb, deputy minister of tourism and chairman of planning & follow-up sector, expected that Egypt may…
Ministry of Tourism rejects 10 Floating Hotels’ Licenses
10 floating hotels harbored grievances to ministry of tourism in order to cancel the ministry’s decision of ending…
1.6 mln Incoming Tourists during Jan and Feb
Ministry of Tourism indicators showed an increase in numbers of incoming tourism to Egypt during January and…