Tourism
A Nubian “Green” Holiday Village in Luxor, Egypt
History, culture and nature. The beauty of Egypt -ancient and modern- is famous internationally. Now, visitors from all over the world can enjoy all these and even more in a new complex of ecologically friendly villas in Luxor. (PRWEB) May 26, 2010 — Villas in Luxor from Flats in... »
Belgian tourist knife wounded in Aswan
A 29-year-old Belgian tourist is in a serious condition in hospital after he was attacked with a knife by an Egyptian man in the city of Aswan. The German Press Agency dpa reported that the attacker had been a lecturer at the Al-Azhar University in Cairo, and was known to have psychological problems. Police ruled... »
Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour at the Pyramids
Image via Wikipedia A crowd of 10000 fans is expected to pack the arena today in front of the Great Pyramids and Sphinx outside Giza as the Red Bull X-Fighters World Tour touches down in Egypt for the first time. The event features the usual collection of the world’s best FMX athletes: Nate Adams (USA), Robbie... »
Egyptian Wellness & Medical Tourism Summit
The conclusion of the Egyptian Wellness and Medical Tourism Summit in Cairo brought a boost to the medical tourism potential. Though Egypt is in the first stage to become a Medical Tourism Destination, the government has already taken a giant leap to weigh the effectiveness of market efforts by requesting information on immigration forms which... »
Downtown Cairo to become pedestrian friendly
Image via Wikipedia If the government’s plans come to fruition, downtown Cairo will become greener, less congested and more pedestrian friendly. The Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development is working on turning downtown Cairo into a historical tourist area — and the first step is to implement a ban on cars. The government is trying... »
Egypt targets Arab tourists
The Egyptian Tourist Authority (ETA) announced the launch of its $5 million (Dh18.3 million) promotional campaign entitled “Egypt: The Beginning of the Tale” yesterday during a press conference in Dubai in an effort to attract more Arab tourists. This year Egypt’s Alexandria was voted the capital of Arab tourism by the Arab Ministerial Council of... »
Egypt gives stranded tourists the royal treatment
Image by bee! via Flickr Although hotels are overbooked by 7 percent in the Red Sea resort town of Hurghada and well over 80 percent in Sharm El Sheikh, hotel owners have been ordered (by Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism) not to expel guests who have overstayed their reservations. Tour companies must continue to foot the bill... »
Tourists stranded in Egypt
Image by interactives via Flickr Thousands of tourists holidaying in Egypt were stranded at airports across the country on Monday as volcanic ash emanating from Iceland swept through European skies. Egypt Air canceled 10 flights from Cairo to western and northern Europe on Monday, an airport official said. Flights to European airports that remained open were... »
Egypt tourism makes a comeback in first quarter 2010
Egypt recorded a 24 percent increase in tourism revenue in the first quarter of 2010 as the industry recovered from last year’s global financial crisis. Revenue increased to $2.7 billion for the three months through March. Tourist arrivals advanced 29 percent to 3.46 million visitors. Tourism in Egypt, which accounts for more than 12 percent of... »
Dahshur community development and heritage preservation program
Image by dulcimer61 via Flickr The Egyptian government and the United Nations held the first workshop in their “Mobilization of the Dahshur World Heritage Site for Community Development” program on 10 April. The project represents a collaboration between five UN agencies, namely, the UN Development Program, the World Trade Organization, the UN Industrial Development Organization,... »
