Tourism

News, analysis and comment on tourism, travel, and hospitality from the Daily News Egypt, the country’s leading English language publication.
Latest Tourism News

$30m direct monthly losses in Sharm El-Sheikh due to UK, Russian flight bans: Al-Zayat

Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou estimated monthly losses due to European flight…

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EgyptAir considers direct flights from Gulf to Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada in January 2016

1.6m Arab tourists visited Egypt last year, accounting for $1.5bn of $7.3bn…

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Emirates Airlines adds 3 additional weekly flights to Egypt

Emirates Airlines will be offering three additional regular flights weekly between Dubai…

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ITIDA to launch $20m fund for startups

The agency plans to establish innovation centres near engineering schools in various…

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Defiant travellers boost TUI profits

Europeans are defying global terrorism threats as holiday hungry travellers sent bookings…

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Egypt reviewing airport security procedures as tourism rate increases: Tourism minister

Ministry of Civil Aviation received two bids to review airport security procedures

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Estonians visits to Sharm El-Sheikh still on hold

Tourists from Baltic nation are still visiting Hurghada

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Tourism sector awaits ‘mercy of the sky’: Federation chairman

$6bn tourism revenues for 2015, down $1.5bn on 2014

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EGP 2.2bn in direct monthly losses due to Russian plane incident: Tourism Minister

Occupancy rates in Red Sea area have declined from around 70% to…

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Tourism chamber asks members to attend foreign exhibitions

Attending before air-crash conclusions is like "ploughing the sea", says official

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