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 investors owe $180m to government

600 investors obtained lands from Tourism Ministry, failed to pay lands’ instalments

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

New passenger terminal opens at Hurghada Airport

New terminal’s capacity reaches 7.5 million passengers annually

Nehal Samir

Hilton’s global net income reaches $769m in 2018

Group to increase its capacity in Egypt by adding 1,683 rooms by…

Nehal Samir

Mariout Hills to establish 1st sustainable hotel in North Coast

Hotel’s first phase costs EGP 300m, expected to be completed in July…

Nehal Samir

Tourism sector accounts for 20% of Egypt’s GDP: Al-Mashat

Al-Mashat explained that Egypt has 3 million people working in the tourism…

Daily News Egypt

Steigenberger to open 2 new hotels in Taba, Luxor by year-end

Hotel optimistic about tourism growth in Egypt this year

Nehal Samir

Egyptian tourists’ numbers to Georgia increase by 12.1% in H1 of 2019

Number of visitors from Egypt still needs to increase, says Georgian ambassador

Hagar Omran

Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada to witness growth of 39%, 29% respectively in RevPAR in 2019: Colliers

It also forecasted that Cairo, Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, and Alexandria will achieve…

Daily News Egypt

Tourism sector will not be affected by latest fuel price hike: Former TPA president

Average spending of tourists may increase, supported by increase in fuel, diesel…

Nehal Samir

Egypt’s tourism growth is the fastest in North Africa by 16.5%: Al-Mashat

Tourism financing from global institutions still very weak, says minister

Daily News Egypt