Egypt, Japan explore new pathways in tourism
Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Sherif Fathy, met with Japan's Ambassador to Egypt, IWAI Fumio, to…
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PM: Egypt targets $22b in tourism revenues for ’24
Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouly announced that Egypt is targeting $22 billion in tourism revenues for 2024, with…
China’s Xinjiang sees tourism boom in Qingming holiday
Tourism revenue in China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous region increased by 62.33 per cent to about 2.2 billion yuan…
Egypt sees increase of tourist numbers by 45% in Q1 – Yehia Kotb
Egypt welcomed a record-breaking number of tourists in the first quarter of this year, reaching more than 45…
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…
Egypt receives 126k tourists since reopening resorts on 1 July – minister
Egypt received 126,000 tourists since it has reopened its seaside resorts of Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, and Marsa…
Over 100k tourists visited Egypt since July reopening – ministry
More than 100,000 tourists visited Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh resorts since Egypt’s resumption of inbound tourism…
Egypt to allow tourists to return to some resorts from July 1
Egypt will allow scheduled international flights and foreign tourists to resorts that have been least affected by…
Two tourists leave quarantine hospital in Egypt’s Ismailia after recovery from coronavirus
A hospital in the Egyptian Suez Canal city of Ismailia announced on Saturday that two tourists, one from the U.S.…
Germany is top country sending tourists to Egypt
Germany is the top country sending tourists to Egypt, where the number of German visitors jumped to 2.5 million in…
Egypt to receive over 15 mln tourists in 2020
The number of tourists to visit Egypt in 2020 is expected to exceed 15 million, according to an official with the…
Egypt hopes to attract 12 million tourists in FY20: Reuters report
Egypt aims to attract 12 million tourists in the financial year 2019/2020, which is an 11 percent increase from the…
Number of Italian tourists visiting Egypt rises 40% in 2019 – minister
Egypt witnessed an increase in the number of tourists visiting the country, supported by political stability,…
Egypt’s naval forces rescue two French tourists from drowning at Red Sea
Egypt’s Naval Forces on Sunday have rescued two French tourists from drowning south of the Red Sea, after their…
Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh receives 1st flight from Serbia since 2012
Egypt's Sharm El-Sheikh received Serbian tourists from Belgrade Saturday aboard the first direct flight from the…
Egypt’s PM says attacked Giza tourist bus deviated from pre-planned, secured route
Egypt's Prime Minister told reporters that the tour bus carrying 14 Vietnamese tourists and two Egyptian tourism…
Egypt’s Travco expects sector recovering as tourists return
One of the biggest Egyptian travel companies, Travco Group, said on Tuesday that hotel bookings are rising as…
Azerbaijan to launch direct flights to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh
Among the flights that are expected to be launched to accommodate the increasing number of tourists visiting Sharm…
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’s tourism revenues rise 83.3% in Q1-FY2017/18
Egypt’s revenues in the tourism sector jumped 83.3 percent in the first quarter of financial year 2017/2018,…
Egypt’s tourism revenues rise 83.3% in Q1
Egypt's tourism revenues jumped 83.3 percent in the first quarter of 2018 to $2.2 billion, a government official…
Number of tourists visiting Egypt to reach 12 million at year-end
The number of tourists heading to Egypt is expected to reach 12 million by the end of 2018, with an increase…
Number of tourists visiting Egypt increases 55% in Q3 of 2017
The number of tourists coming to Egypt increased by 55 percent during the third quarter of 2017, compared to the…
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…
Egypt launching tourism campaign with Italy’s AS Roma club: ministry
Egypt’s Tourism Ministry said on Saturday that it will launch a promotional campaign with Italian football team AS…
CAPMAS unveils 12.3% surge in Egypt’s exports to U.S.
Egypt's state-run Central Agency for Public Mobilization and Statistics (CAPMAS) has announced the increase in…
Number of tourists in Egypt jumps by 32.9%: CAPMAS
The number of tourists that visited Egypt in May increased by 32.9 percent compared to last year, the…
Tourism Promotion Authority says Egypt to see significant rise in tourists this winter
Egypt will see a significant increase in the number of tourists starting this winter, chairman of the Tourism…
Egypt’s tourism ministry to facilitate visas for Arab Gulf residents, Maghreb citizens
Egypt will facilitate visa and entry procedures to Gulf residents accompanying tourists from the Arab Cooperation…
Number of tourists visiting Egypt in 2016 hit 5.4 million: CAPMAS
Egypt has welcomed around 5.4 million tourists during 2016, the state statistics agency, CAPMAS said in its latest…
Notre Dame attacker screamed ‘this is for Syria’ before being shot
A man armed with a hammer shouted "this is for Syria" and injured a policeman before being shot and wounded by…
Egypt’s foreign reserves jump to $28.641 bln by end-April
Egypt's foreign reserves edged up to $28.641 billion at the end of April from $28.5 billion at the end of March,…
Tourism rates rise in Egypt’s Red Sea resorts over Easter holidays
South Sinai cities and beaches along the gulfs of Suez and Aqaba saw a large turnout of Egyptian holidaymakers over…
ISIS claims responsibility for firing missile into Israel from Sinai
The Islamic State (ISIS) militant group has claimed responsibility for firing a grad missile from Sinai into…
Egypt approves price hike for multiple entry tourist visas
Egypt's Cabinet decided on Tuesday to raise the price of multiple entry tourist visas from $35 to $60, while…
Egypt’s banks cleared to repatriate foreign firms’ long-held profits
Egyptian banks are set to allocate about a quarter of their excess hard currency to foreign firms seeking to…
Visa hike postponed to summer, Egypt’s foreign ministry informs envoys abroad
Egypt’s foreign ministry has informed its envoys abroad of a Cabinet order to postpone the introduction of a new…
Egypt delays fee hike for tourist entry visas to July- ministry
Egypt is postponing a fee hike in tourist entry visas- a decision announced last week- until July, the country’s…
Official: Egypt increases fees for tourist entry visa
Egypt is increasing fees for entry visas from $25 to $60 for incoming tourists starting 1 March, an airport…
Merkel to meet with Sisi on 2 March in first official visit to Egypt: Germany’s…
German chancellor Angela Merkel is set to arrive in Egypt on 2 March for her first official visit to the country,…