Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
10/25/2022 9:26:30 PM
Nevine El-Aref reports on efforts to make tourism in the South Sinai resort city of Sharm El-Sheikh more eco-friendly
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Antiquities
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Ancient Egypt
10/13/2022 3:44:21 PM
To enhance visitors’ experience during their tour in museums and archaeological sites all over Egypt, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has provided solar energy-operated carts for on-site transportation in Luxor’s archaeological sites.
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Egypt
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Tourism
10/10/2022 5:06:58 PM
To promote Egypt’s tourist destinations and products, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities has launched a promotional campaign during the matches of the English Premier League.
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Business
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Economy
10/5/2022 7:38:54 PM
Egypt’s current account deficit shrank in FY2021/2022 by 10.2 percent, registering $16.6 billion, down from $18.4 billion recorded in the preceding fiscal year, the Central Bank of Egypt announced on Wednesday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/28/2022 3:56:48 PM
Egypt plans to stimulate inbound tourism and increase foreign tourist arrivals from 25 to 30 percent annually, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa said on Tuesday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/28/2022 3:05:10 PM
The Egyptian Tourism Promotion Council (ETPC), an affiliate of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, launched on Tuesday an online promotional campaign under the rubric “200 years of science in the making.” The week-long campaign targets a number of countries, including the US, the UK, Germany, Italy, Saudi Arabia, Canada, and Spain, according to a ministerial statement.
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Business
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Markets & Companies
9/18/2022 10:43:42 AM
Qatar Investment Authority (QIA), the Qatari sovereign wealth fund, has expressed eagerness to pump investments into the tourism and hotel sectors in Egypt, a statement by the cabinet on Saturday read.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/16/2022 3:25:00 PM
As winter approaches, tour operators are training their sights on Europe which faces the prospect of colder conditions than usual given the ongoing energy crisis sparked by the Russian-Ukrainian war
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/15/2022 4:49:03 PM
Google is cooperating with the Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) on a new project to use real-time weather monitoring ad techniques to promote tourism in the country to British audiences, the American multinational technology company announced in a statement on Thursday.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Egypt
9/15/2022 10:15:00 AM
Pilot operations of the first phase of the Giza Plateau Facilities Development Project began with a grand ceremony last week.
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World
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Region
9/11/2022 2:24:46 PM
The United Arab Emirates' tourism revenues surpassed $5 billion in the first half of this year, officials said Sunday, with a strong performance expected this winter when neighbouring Qatar hosts football's World Cup.
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Egypt
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Tourism
9/7/2022 5:37:50 PM
Egypt’s Chamber of Tourism Establishments (CTE) said that tourist venues that ban the entry of veiled women will be subject to penalties that include closure and cancellation of operation licence.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Opinion
9/7/2022 11:00:00 AM
Ziad Bahaa Eldin sums up the current situation
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Egypt
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Tourism
8/31/2022 5:25:36 PM
Red Sea cities of Hurghada and Sharm El-Sheikh were listed among best tourist destinations worldwide in 2022 according to the world’s largest travel guidance platform Tripadvisor, Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities read in a statement
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Egypt
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Tourism
8/31/2022 4:52:53 PM
The Ministry of Transport is set to launch on Thursday its first-ever online platform to regulate the entry of yacht trips in the country as part of a newly developed strategy to leverage the country’s unique strategic geographical location and long coastal lines.
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Egypt
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Society
8/29/2022 11:25:59 PM
The Antoniadis Garden in Alexandria is undergoing a comprehensive renovation befitting its cultural and tourism value, the park director Badria Hassan said on Monday, amid widespread controversy about the ongoing development plan.
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Al-Ahram Weekly
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Features
8/26/2022 7:36:00 PM
Many archaeological and heritage sites in Egypt bear witness to the impacts of climate change on human civilisation and could be brought together in a new kind of tourism.
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Egypt
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Tourism
8/26/2022 7:17:09 PM
Marsa Matrouh International Airport has received the first charter flight from Romania, with 146 tourists on board, Marsa Matrouh Governor Khaled Shoaib announced on Friday.
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Egypt
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Tourism
8/23/2022 12:10:41 PM
The ministers of tourism and civil aviation discussed in a meeting Monday details of the imminent operation of the low-cost airline Air Sphinx, including the number of planes in its fleet and electronic reservations, a statement from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities said.
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Egypt
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Society
8/19/2022 1:28:52 PM
Ahead of the UN Conference on Climate Change 2022 (COP27), Egypt’s environment and tourism ministries announced Thursday the launch several environmental initiatives between them to promote eco-tourism, including the Eco-Egypt campaign to connect travellers with Egypt’s ecological sites and protected areas.
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