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Eid increases occupancy in hotels of Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh, Alexandria, North Coast: tourism workers
Eid Al-Fitr holiday next week is expected to increase hotel occupancy in many resorts in Egypt, thanks to increased bookings from individuals and families
Go Bus raises ticket price EGP 10 on Eid holiday trips
Company will raise ticket prices by EGP 10 from next week across all trips
The North Coast’s hotels are the most expensive: hotel managers
Single rooms EGP 3,400, while chalets cost EGP 12,000
Egyptian individuals, families increase hotel occupancy rate in Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh: tourist workers
Egypt’s promotional campaigns abroad remain unsatisfactory, fail to bring significant numbers of tourists from Arab world or other countries
Nile Air purchases latest airbus planes A321neo
Nile Air company has requested to purchase the most recent single-aisle airbus planes, model A321neo. The company made the purchase request to the European manufacturing company for the model A321ceo in April, as an upgrade from A321neo. CEO of the company, Ahmed Ali, said that Nile Air is the first airline company in Egypt …
$22m allocated annually for tourism promotion campaign: head of Tourism Promotion Authority
Arab tourism has achieved the highest rates during the first 4 months of 2017
General Union of Air Transport appoints al-wakeel as legal advisor: Lamloum
The union’s Board of Directors will discuss regulation after the end of Eid al-Fitr holidays, in preparation to submit it to the Minister of Aviation
Ramadan entertainment programmes bring in crowds for hotels
Prices range from EGP 400-450 for Iftar, EGP 300-350 for Suhur; artist events begin at EGP 600 per person
Tourism revenues still weak compared to 2010: EBCC Tourism Committee head
Russia continues to keep flights to Egypt suspended, Britain to Sharm El-Sheikh after the fall of Metrojet airliner in Sinai
Sunnier skies ahead for tourism sector despite challenges, as new bookings uptick
Egyptian cities are checked in again on global travel agency list for this summer
Aqaba and Beirut key touristic cities in MENA region: Colliers International
A forecast report conducted by Colliers International for the hotels of the Middle East and North Africa (MENA) for the three-month period from May to July 2017 has showed that Beirut and Aqaba are the key touristic cities in the region for that period. Regarind Jordanian Aqaba, the report showed that it continues to benefit …
Egy Tourism alliance aims to establish EGP 2bn fund
Fund will be launched at the end of the current Umrah season
Supreme Council of Antiquities postpones increasing ticket prices of archaeological sites to November
Ticket for the Great Pyramid of Giza was increased from EGP 200 to EGP 300 for foreigners, from EGP 100 to EGP 150 for foreign students, second pyramid ticket increased from EGP 30 to EGP 60 for foreign students
Cairo hotel prices increased by 30% amid Arab tourist increase
All operating inputs have seen a doubling in prices following the flotation of the pound
Hotel food supplies prices up by 40%
Owing to dramatic rise of prices, hotels do not stock food commodities
High operation costs force Egyptian hotels to reduce prices in summer
North Coast hotels will record the highest prices in the next summer, followed by Ain Sokhna at EGP 1,500 per night, then Hurghada and South Sinai
Ministry of Antiquities offers annual museum tickets at discounted prices
Revenues of the Ministry of Antiquities during the past two years dropped by over 90%, which forces it to look for new sources of income through discounts
Supreme Council of Antiquities to launch Cairo Pass permits for foreigners in Cairo and Giza
The Supreme Council of Antiquities decided to issue “Cairo Pass” permits to foreigners to visit the monument sites and Islamic museums in Greater Cairo, including Cairo and Giza, and will apply the decision starting 1 November, according to an official at the Ministry of Antiquities. The council mentioned in its decision—obtained by Daily News Egypt—that …
The state has succeeded in lifting most travel bans imposed on Egypt: Soha El Torgoman
Procedures for adding the path of the holy family to the UNESCO have started, which will secure financing to develop the areas
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70% occupancy in Cairo hotels, 8% increase in Sharm El Sheikh in Q1: Colliers International
The report addressed hotel occupancies and provided an outlook for four main Egyptian cities
Albatross Holding for Tourism opens new hotel with investments exceeding EGP 1bn: Abo Ali
The project is a message to tourists and investors in all fields from all over the world that Egypt is safe
Antiquities ministry to allocate EGP 10m for Grand Egyptian Museum’s employees’ wages next FY
Egypt’s Ministry of Antiquities asked the Ministry of Finance to allocate EGP 10m in wages and salaries for the Grand Egyptian Museum’s employees in the state budget of fiscal year (FY) 2017/2018, according to an official at the Ministry of Antiquities. The official said that the government has decided five months ago to transform the …
Price hikes overshadow restaurant offers in Ramadan
Programme for meals and shows during the month of Ramadan see prices rise by 50-100% as a result of flotation
Beirut and Aqaba hotels a “hotspot” this summer: Colliers International
Sharjah and Ras Al Khaimah steady, Jeddah and Riyadh occupancies continue to decline
Luxor suffering from decline in tourism: tourism officials
Hotel occupancy in Luxor declined in the past six years due to the decline of tourist influx to Egypt
Exciting times for Al Dau Development and Hurghada
Lars Geweyer, CEO of the Al Dau Development Hotel Division, is a native German with over 25 years of international hotel management experience across four continents.
4,000-year-old funeral garden unveiled west of Luxor
This discovery is the first of its type in Thebes
Sound and Light Company negotiates with Chinese investor to establish tourist project in Hurghada: El Shazly
Company’s losses last year reached EGP 19m, losses expected to decline by the end of FY to EGP 13m
Saudi Arabia led tourist traffic to Egypt in 2016: Rashed
Arab tourists in 2016 amounted to 2 million, up from 1.7 million in 2015
Average night in Marsa Alam hotels costs $25: Shalaby
Flights should cost less than EGP 2,500-3,000 per person, as one family of four cannot afford to spend EGP 12,000