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

Red Sea Governorate targets tourism share increase to 50% by end of 2015: Tourism Ministry official

Tourists visiting Red Sea area last year spent 73.8m nights compared to…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Red Sea resorts reject increase of water company’s insurance prices: Chamber of Hotels official

Tourist resorts threaten to build private water desalination plants away from area’s…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Tourism ministry starts blueprinting 185m sqm in South Sinai: TDA CEO

Tourist authority conducted trilateral protocol focusing on operations of land planning in…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Abdel Nour discusses medical tourism investments with Russian company

The volume of medical tourism in Egypt is very low, representing only…

Rana Yehia Rana Yehia

Sharm El-Sheikh sees tourist influx, tourism remains unstable

Shopkeepers lower rents 15% to resolve recession crisis, says shop seller

Shaimaa Al-Aees Shaimaa Al-Aees

Tourism sector has to double its labour force to cover market needs: Badran

Ministry finances numerous training centres and programmes with EGP 30m to EGP…

Rana Yehia Rana Yehia

CBE initiative to support tourism is only partial solution: ETF Chairman

Ministry of Tourism to support tourism investment fund with EGP 100m, of…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Ministry of Tourism increases security measures after Luxor bomb

We continue measures to ensure that no harm comes to anyone visiting…

Doaa Farid Doaa Farid

Tourism income expected to grow 47% by end of current FY: Ministry official

Tourism revenue rose by $5.5bn in three quarters of FY 2014/2015, compared…

MATIA holds new negotiations with airlines over operating in area: Chairman

The Marsa Alam area includes investments of over EGP 11bn, area is…