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

Safir Hotels Group to acquire four hotels: Safir Cairo manager

In the first quarter of 2016, occupancy rates in Greater Cairo rose…

King Salman’s bridge creates expectations of increased Gulf investments in tourism sector

Total investments in Egypt are estimated at EGP 68bn, but Arab investments…

Tourists from North Africa cannot visit Egypt due to visa restrictions: Egyptian Travel Agencies Association chairperson

Egypt’s over-reliance on European tourism still lingers, while Arab tourists would be…

Tourism revenue expected to decline by 40% by December 2016: ETF chairman

Tourism revenues will fall to $3.5bn in 2016, compared to $6.1bn in…

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If Russian, British flight suspensions continue, sector’s losses will be exacerbated: Hisham Ali

Russian and British tourism represent the largest influx to South Sinai resorts;…

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Kuwaiti tourists spend $170 per night in Egypt on average: adviser to tourism minister

380,000 of 1.1 million tourists to Egypt were Arab in first quarter…

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OHD to begin expansion of second El Gouna marina early 2017: GM

We still have a large portfolio of lands in the resort of…

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Luxor, Aswan hotels seek increase in occupancy rates as train fares decrease

Watania Sleeping Trains and Catering Services decreased ticket fares for foreign and…

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