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Captors show Egyptian hospitality to American tourists
San Francisco bay area Norma Supe, a 63-year-old nurse from Union City, and 66-year old Patti Ganal, of Los Gatos, recounted their brief but intense experience as hostages in Egypt, after being snatched Friday from a minivan on a tour of Sinai. The two women, Ganal’s husband and two other Americans had finished a tour... »
Egypt’s Yoga Festival “Back To Freedom”
More and more travelers are looking for both relaxation and ways of improving their health whilst being on vacation. Holiday makers can now combine these two aspects by visiting the ancient world of Egypt and its Fifth International Yoga Festival which takes place at the Domina Coral Bay Elisir Hotel in Sharm el-Sheikh from... »
Tourism travel to Egypt slowly returning to normal
The slow improvement, according to the new Minister of Tourism, Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, indicates that the recovery underway will settle down to normal levels by September 2011. From Europe, there were positive signals. From Russia, in particular, 220,000 tourists arrived in March and April. In 2010, Egypt hosted 2.8 million Russian tourists. Italy... »
Got the cash? Now you can buy ancient Egyptian exact replicas on a 1:1 scale
Dreaming of a King Tut style burial? The new Egyptian Minister of State for Antiquities Affairs (MSAA) production unit has just released its first batch of ancient Egyptian replicas, including 130 replica statues from collection of King Tutankhamun. The replicas are to be produced for tourists. Some hotels in Sharm El-Sheikh have already bought... »
Sharm el-Sheikh beaches to reopen
Image via Wikipedia Egypt will reopen beaches at the Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh after a spate of shark attacks temporarily forced their closure. New measures are being put in place to ensure the safety of swimmers in the future, authorities said. Watch stations, manned by divers, would be set up to monitor the coast, and... »
The Green Sharm Initiative
Image via Wikipedia The World Green Conference, held recently in Abu Dhabi, urged local, regional and international travel industries to prioritize sustainability in order to preserve the environment for future generations. During one conference session entitled “Formulating a National Green Tourism Strategy,” governmental representatives from the UN World Tourism Organization (UNWTO), Thailand, Egypt and the US,... »
Another shark attack at Sharm el-Sheikh: German tourist killed
Image via Wikipedia A German woman has been killed in a shark attack while snorkelling off the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Sharm el-Sheikh, officials say. The death comes after four people were injured in similar attacks at the resort earlier in the week. Egyptian authorities had re-opened the waters after saying they captured the sharks involved... »
Sharks captured after attack in Red Sea
Image via Wikipedia Egyptian officials killed an endangered whitetip shark on Thursday after two attacks on Russian tourists in successive days earlier in the week. The shark was captured and examined for its stomach contents, officials said. Another shark, a mako, was also captured, but the ministry of environment was late Thursday still contemplating whether it... »
Diving in Sharm el-Sheikh suspended in wake of shark attacks
Image via Wikipedia The Ministry of Tourism on Wednesday instructed Egypt’s Chamber of Diving and Water Sports (CDWS) to suspend all diving activities in the Red Sea resort town of Sharm el-Sheikh. The closure is expected to remain in place until the end of tomorrow. The move follows three separate shark attacks north of the Sinai... »
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... »
