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Against dolphin cruelty in Egypt
Image by Montu via Flickr Dolphins seen swimming in the tiny pool of a villa in Egypt’s Red Sea coastal town of Hurghada are part of plans to erect a dolphinarium in Makadi Bay, in an effort to attract more tourism. Leading the campaign to house the dolphins for visitors viewing are hotel owners in... »
Egypt oil spill threatening Red Sea
An oil spill off the Egyptian Red Sea coast of Hurghada threatening to damage marine life in the area has prompted environmental agencies to demand tighter regulation of offshore oil platforms. Large quantities of oil have appeared in recent days around the resorts of Hurghada which draw millions of tourists who come to dive or... »
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... »
Hotels in Alexandria and Hurghada to feature non-smoking areas
British American Tobacco, Egypt (BAT), together with the Egyptian Hotel Association (EHA) in Alexandria and Hurghada, have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with immediate effect, aimed at providing hotel guests in both cities with designated non-smoking and smoking areas. The initiative has been developed under the framework of BAT’s global “Respecting Choices” program, which... »
TUI Holly awarded to eight Egypt Hotels
Eight Egyptian, including two Nile cruise ships, hotels are among the best in the world. At least that is the result of the biggest customer survey performed in the tourism industry. The survey is carried out every year by Germany’s leading tour operator TUI to find the most popular holiday hotels in the world.... »
Egypt tourism making a comeback
The Egyptian economy’s biggest foreign currency earner staged a comeback over the summer and fall, revealing that the global slowdown’s impact on the sector has turned out to be relatively moderate. The Ministry of Tourism announced in October that Egypt saw a 6.4% drop in tourism revenue in the first nine months of 2009. The... »
Egypt tourism enjoys golden year
Image via Wikipedia Egypt’s promise of sun, sea, sand and culture brought German tourists in record numbers last year. In total, 1.2 million Germans flocked to the Land of the Pharaohs, a figure topped only by the Russians. However, with a total of 14.3 million room nights, Germans stayed longer, representing a jump of nearly... »
