Egypt’s Minister of Tourism Rania Al-Mashat launched an international promotional campaign for encouraging tourism to Egypt, in association with the leading social media travel hub “Beautiful Destinations.   Mashat flaunted a campaign video named “PeopleToPeople” on August 12, throwing a …

In order to serve the city which will become the country’s new capital from mid-2020, Egypt has opened a new international airport on a one-month trial basis.   The Capital International Airport is located some 70 kilometres to the east of Cairo …

On Sunday, a meeting was held in the Chinese Cultural Center in Cairo to promote Egyptian tourist visits to the central Chinese province of Henan and attract representatives of the Egyptian travel agencies.   Henan’s sights, attraction and tourist programs …

Egypt’s Ambassador to Algeria Ayman Mosharafa said that he discussed with Algerian Tourism Minister Abdelkader Benmessaoud ways of strengthening bilateral cooperation in the field of tourism.     Ayman Mosharafa noted that the meeting fell within the framework of the …

17 tourists were injured when a roadside bomb exploded near the Grand Egyptian Museum fence as the tourist bus was passing by, in Cairo. Most of the injuries were caused by broken glass falling on to the group. Among those …

The Egyptian authorities announced the discovery of an ancient limestone tomb of two priests from the fifth dynasty (about 2500 BC) at the plateau of the famed Pyramids of Giza. These two new tombs belonged to a person called Behnui-Ka, …

Accor plans to open 60 new hotels across 14 African countries. More than half of those new properties would be in Egypt. Mark Willis, CEO, Accor said that the openings will take place over the next four years. He believes …

Egypt’s Tourism Promotion Authority announced their tourist winter plan for 2020 which would include Indian, Chinese and Latin American countries.   Chairman of the Authority Ahmed Youssef said that the authority also seeks to broadly promote Egypt’s tourism by launching …

This year, Egypt expects double-digit growth in its tourism sector, after the industry revived in 2018. Egypt is ramping up investment in its transportation and aviation infrastructure, said the country’s tourism minister.   Egypt’s travel and tourism sector recovered last …

According to the recent report by the Arabian Travel Market (ATM), the yearly number of visitors to Egypt is hoped to grow by 50 percent in the next three years from 1.49 million in 2018 to 2.23 million in 2022. …