Egypt’s Samih Sawiris acquires Thomas Cook franchise in Germany
Egyptian billionaire Samih Sawiris, through his Raiffeisen Touristik Group, has acquired the Thomas Cook franchise…
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Egypt operator owed $7.7 mln by Thomas Cook – official
Thomas Cook has dues of 125 million Egyptian pounds ($7.7 million) to local operator Blue Sky Group, Blue Sky’s…
Thomas Cook would negatively affect Egyptian tourism – expert
In the wake of giant UK travel group Thomas Cook announcing its bankruptcy, a number of tourism experts expect that…
British Thomas Cook collapses after talks fail on a financial rescue
British tour operator Thomas Cook collapsed Sunday night, stranding hundreds of thousands of travelers and putting…
Thomas Cook fights to avert collapse
Thomas Cook on Sunday morning is holding last-ditch negotiations with major players in a bid to avoid a collapse…
Thomas Cook detects e-coli in Egypt hotel where Britons died
Tour operator Thomas Cook said on Wednesday it had found a high level of e-coli and staphylococcus bacteria at the…
Thomas Cook chief heads to Egypt for talks over Hurghada hotel deaths
Thomas Cook’s chief executive Peter Fankhauser has flown out to Egypt to meet with the country’s prime minister as…
Thomas Cook evacuates Egyptian hotel guests after deaths of British couple
Tourists have been pulled from a hotel in Egypt following the deaths of a couple who were staying there on “the…
Egypt sees 80% surge in UK tourists at year-end
The British newspaper The Guardian revealed on Friday that British tour operators have revealed an increase in…
Thomas Cook sees strong Turkey and Egypt demand after 2017 earnings rise
Travel firm Thomas Cook reported an 8 percent rise in full year earnings, helped by a turnaround of its German…
Thomas Cook back to Egypt’s Marsa Alam this month: UK ambassador
Tour operator Thomas Cook will resume this month flights to the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam backed by…
Thomas Cook expects tourists return to Turkey and Egypt
A recovery in demand for holidays to Turkey and North Africa is helping boost winter holiday bookings, tour…
Bristol Airport flights to Sharm El Sheikh cancelled after warning
Flights from Bristol Airport to Egyptian resort city Sharm El-Sheikh have been cancelled after the Foreign Office…
Tourist bookings increased in Egypt: UK firm
UK tour company Thomas Cook announced on Tuesday that it is seeing a rise in bookings by holidaymakers looking to…
Thomas Cook: tourists are returning to Egypt and Turkey
Foreign holidays remain a top priority for Europeans despite economic and security worries, tour operator Thomas…
Thomas Cook: demand is picking up for Egypt holidays
British travel group Thomas Cook announced Thursday that demand for holidays in Egypt is picking up again, after…
Thomas Cook extends flight ban to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh until 2017
Thomas Cook decided Tuesday to extend its flight ban to Sharm El-Sheikh, as the United Kingdom’s (UK) government…
European travel and leisure stocks drop after EgyptAir plane goes missing
European travel and leisure stocks inched lower and underperformed a weaker, broader market on Thursday after…
Thomas Cook extends Egypt’s Sharm holiday cancellations to October
UK Travel operator Thomas Cook (TCG.L) extended its cancellation of holidays to the Egyptian resort of Sharm el…
German summer bookings for Turkey, Egypt, Tunisia fall 40%
German travellers' bookings for summer holidays in Egypt, Tunisia and Turkey have dropped around 40 percent…
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…
Holiday stocks drop after UK travel warning over Egypt resort
Stocks in holiday companies Thomas Cook and TUI Group dropped Thursday after Britain suspended flights to Egypt’s…
Investors won’t come to Egypt without stability; says Global financial regulator
Egypt and other emerging markets must create the right conditions, with stability and the rule of law, to attract…
European Stocks Rise Ahead of German Data
European stock markets continued to rise on Thursday ahead of German inflation and unemployment data, with shares…
Thomas Cook Sells Egypt, Lebanon Businesses For £ 6.5 M
Thomas Cook Group has sold 100% of the Thomas Cook Egypt and Thomas Cook Lebanon businesses to Yusuf Bin Ahmed…
1000 German Tourists Arrive At Hurghada Airport
In a new development that reflects the return of the German tourism to Egypt, Hurghada International Airport…
Thomas Cook Restarts Egypt Trips for German Holidaymakers
Tour operator Thomas Cook Germany will restart trips to Egypt from the end of September, just ahead of…
Egypt’s Tourism Faces Meltdown as Security Fears Mount
Egypt's tourism faces meltdown as fierce clashes continue between security forces and backers of the deposed…
Amadeus Egypt Organizes Exhibition For Latest Tourism Technologies and Applications
Amadeus Egypt company, in cooperation with EgyptAir, is organizing a conference and exhibition to the latest…
CIB, Thomas Cook Launch Prepaid Travel Mastercard
The Commercial International Bank (CIB) and Thomas Cook Egypt launched CIB-Thomas Cook prepaid travel MasterCard…
Chartis Launches Three New Travel Insurance Products At Annual Celebration
Chartis Egypt Insurance Co. has held its annual celebration in presence of some of the travel companies it works…
Gulf Air honors top travel agents in Egypt
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain, recently invited over 100 travel agents to a dinner and…