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Thomas Cook owes €14m to Egyptian tourism sector: local agent
Blue Sky Travel Group bought two hotels in Sharm El Sheikh with investments of $50m: El-Shaer
3,477 Bulgarian tourists visited Egypt in 9M 2019: Bulgarian Tourism Minister
Egyptian companies and their Bulgarian counterparts are studying to operate one-day trips from Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada to Sphinx Airport
Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Alexandria record highest YoY RevPAR increase in 2020: Colliers
UAE markets to achieve stable performance levels, Saudi to benefit from tourist visa changes in 2020
Egypt’s coastal markets continue to improve: Colliers
Supply in major Egyptian markets has grown at annual average of 3%, says Colliers
CNN’s Destination Egypt sheds the light on country’s lesser known treasures
During our trip, we experienced the ancient streets of Cairo before embarking on a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan – ending our adventure on the tranquil coast of the Red Sea.
The Most Amazing Sights to See When Visiting Egypt
Egypt is a country with a rich, ancient history. Whether you are into archeology or simply just fascinated by old structures that have withstood the test of time,
Saudi Arabia seeks to benefit from Egypt’s expertise in promoting tourism: SCTH
Arab market represents 30% of incoming tourism to Egypt, Saudi Arabia comes on top, says Al-Mashat
Japanese tourists in Egypt increase by 38.2% YoY during 9M 2019: Al-Mashat
Tokyo, Osaka, Hokkaido are top Japanese cities that export tourists to Egypt respectively
Egypt’s Tourism Ministry provides financial support of EGP 10m for developing tourist destinations
This fund is considered outside the mandate of the Tourism development Authority (TDA).
UK lifts restrictions on Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh airport after four-year ban
Sahar Talaat Mostafa calls for Russia to follow UK, El Zayat expects 800,000 tourists to visit Egypt by end-2020, El Damery hopes British tourists arrivals will return to pre-ban levels
Egypt’s tourism sector: poised for success after decade of fluctuations
Egypt enjoys all tourist possibilities, that should allow tourism sector to achieve revenues exceeding the $20bn, says ETTA member
Jaz Hotel signs two management agreements with Sharm Dream, Al Fayourz
Sharm Dreams Hotel to generate EGP 2bn of revenues, Al Fayourz resorts to output EGP 1.5bn
4 million tourists to Egypt, outcome of aviation incentive programme in 10 months
MOT succeeded in ending all entitlements of foreign companies for the previous flight incentive programmes.
Egypt’s tourism revenues jumped by 28.2% during last FY: CBE
Experts argue security stability is key behind hike in tourism, Sultan forecast sector to achieve $15bn by FY-end
Dubai Tourism hosts Egyptian delegation of 26 tourism companies
Al-Khaja explained that Dubai Tourism has given Egypt special attention in marketing campaigns due to the market’s newfound importance and promise. In recent years, the number of Egyptians visiting Dubai has increased by 9, from 169,000 visitors by the fall of 2018, to 184,000 visitors in 2019 so far, ranking 13th among the main export markets for visitors to Dubai.
Dubai: the city of entertainment and touristic attractions
According to the recently released list and survey of Euromonitor International Research in 2018, Dubai got ranked as the world’s most visited city by tourists.
Egypt’s tourism sector to grow 30% by year-end: Minister
The year 2018 was very good for the Egyptian tourism sector, the minister added during an interview with Bloomberg.
Egypt’s tourism is approaching its peak, recording 12% of GDP: Al-Mashat
Al-Mashat added that these figures confirm Egypt’s position as a world leader in the international tourism.
UK coordinates with Egyptian government Thomas Cook’s travellers’ issue: embassy
British CAA initially returns 150,000 travellers from 50 different destinations, says embassy’s spokesperson
Egypt ranks 1st in Africa in promoting country branding: Bloom Consulting
The report declares that Egypt got a rating score of AAA in promoting the country’s brand and its touristic destinations, which is considered the highest rating.
Thomas Cook collapses, bookings cancelled until April for only 25,000 tourists in Egypt
Firm’s collapse to shake Egyptian market until another company absorbs number of Thomas Cook’s travellers: El Damery
MoT to promote Egypt in 5 markets through partnership with Expedia
Five markets include US, UK, Canada, Italy, Germany, according to Ministry
UNWTO suggests establishing tourism Committee under African Union, to discuss tourism issues in Africa
Organisation named Egypt’s ‘People To People’ campaign video as best promotional movie in Middle East
Ministry of Tourism is set to sign cooperation protocol with Ministry of Education and Technical Education
Protocol aims to educate students on importance of tourism as basic pillar to support national economy
Egypt participates in 23rd session of UNWTO
UNWTO programme will focus on for sustainable tourism, tourism education, and training
Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada, Alexandria to witness RevPAR growth of 37%, 27%, 27% respectively in 2019: Colliers
It also forecasted that the four cities will achieve occupancy rates of 84% in Alexandria, 79% in Cairo, 68% in Hurghada, and 63% in Sharm El-Sheikh in 2019.
Half a million Chinese tourists visit Egypt in 2018, expected to triple by next year: Ctrip
“We have a specific increase target already but as we have just started working with Egypt’s Tourism Ministry, so some details are still in discussion, thus the percentage of the hike depends on how much the government will spend on the marketing campaign, and on how big the size of the campaign is,” Wang added.
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism partners with Beautiful Destinations, CNN, China’s Ctrip, Discovery, Expedia Group, Isobar
“The diversification of marketing and media platforms, a key pillar of the Egypt Tourism Reform Programme, contributes to the changing narrative of the sector,” said Al-Mashat.
Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism launches new hospitality criteria in line with international standards
Hospitality criteria for Egyptian hotels has not been updated since 2006
New Valley province, Guinness World Records discuss promoting tourism, agriculture
This is part of its development plan, which aims to market agricultural products globally, in addition to promoting the governorate as a global tourist destination.