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

Tourism Federation requests activation of  Supreme Tourism Council to face problems : Board members

Ministries will not issue conflicting decisions that harm the sector if council…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

28% YoY decline expected in Luxor hotel room revenues: Colliers International

Medium-term tourism in Luxor sees a hit after recent militant attack

Sara Aggour Sara Aggour

Government’s charter airline incentives raise hotel occupancies in 4 tourist areas: ETAA members

Decision targets increasing bookings for winter season in Luxor, Aswan, and Taba,…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Gulf tourists double reservations in Cairo hotels for Eid

Occupancies in Cairo hotels vary between 20%-30%, looks to increase to 70%…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

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