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

Winter season increase hotel occupancy in Luxor, Aswan to 95%: Abdel Aal

The tourism sector in Egypt suffered a downturn since the 2011 Revolution,…

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Tourism pundits believe new task force will resolve the sector’s problems

The task force will include the ministries of antiquities and tourism, culture,…

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Maltese cruise ship arrives Alexandria Wednesday carrying 1,028 tourists

The Maltese cruise ship Celestyel Crystal, which is coming from Greece, is…

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French tourist arrivals in Egypt to reach 700,000 by year-end: ambassador

French tourist inflows witnessed a significant drop between 2011 and 2014 due to…

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Egyptian hotel markets continue to experience strong levels of performance

Occupancy rate in in Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, and Alexandria recorded…

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CBE increases value of its tourism support initiative to EGP 50bn

Bank to exempt pre-2011 defaulters in tourism sector from marginal interests on…

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Hilton to add 8 hotels to its management portfolio in Egypt, reaching 24 hotels by 2024

Hilton group manages nearly 6,000 hotels worldwide under 17 brands.

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30 tourism developers to build 10k hotel rooms in New Alamein

He added that the Ministry of Housing represented in the New Urban…

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Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada airports fastest growing in Africa: Routesonline

It said Sharm El Sheikh airport is the fastest growing major airport…

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Bimaristan Al Muayyad, one of the world’s largest hospital, is locked behind Islamic Cairo’s gates

Sultan Muayyed shiekh killed his son and built one of largest hospitals…

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