Latest in Tag: Luxor Highlight
Latest in Tag: Luxor
Luxor hotels see 16% occupancy from domestic tourism, day trippers: Officials
A total of 74% of visitors in Luxor are predominantly domestic with Egyptians keen to explore the history and civilisation of their country, according to Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khlaed Al-Anani.
Egypt receives 1 million tourists during July-November period: Official
About 2 million tourists visited Egypt from 1 January to 16 March: Tourism Ministry Â
Cairo, Alexandria, Gharbeya, Luxor see high COVID-19 infections: Health Minister
Egypt is among “100 safe destinations” around the world, says Hala Zayed
Public investments in Luxor to reach EGP 2.86bn during FY 2012/21: Hala El-Said
Housing and development of informal settlements account for EGP 1.1bn, or 38.5%, of Luxorâs total investments in 2020/21, says Planning Minister
11 floating hotels in Luxor, Aswan receive health certificate
In a statement on Monday, the ministry said that the certificates were awarded following the verification that the floating hotels met all the health and safety requirements set out by the Egyptian government and the World Health Organization (WHO).
Egypt to allow PCR tests upon arrival at Luxor for charter flight: Tourism Minister
The availability of these tests has come with the agreement of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al-Anani, and will come into effect as soon as the charter flights return to operation.
Luxor Sun-Dried Tomatoes Project invests in womenâs agricultural role, raises export earnings by 30%: International Cooperation Minister
The project will help raise Egyptâs market value in exports and ensure that families and households become more sustainable, according to Minister of International Cooperation, Rania Al-Mashat.
Egypt, USAID inaugurate Luxor wastewater treatment plant expansions
New developments will serve 332,000 residents until 2037
US Ambassador visits cultural heritage preservation sites in Luxor
Ambassador Cohen stated, âEgyptâs antiquities are an important part of its heritage and that of all humanity, but also an important asset that creates jobs and income. The US has, for decades, worked hand-in-hand with Egyptians to preserve historical sites, strengthen tourism, and create jobs and income.â
Cultural tourism stakeholders demand PCR tests at Luxor, Aswan airports
Floating hotels to start operating next October at 50% occupancy rate, says Egyptâs Tourism Minister
Egypt to resume Luxor, Aswan tourism activities in early September
Tourism experts anticipate occupancy rates to return to pre-COVID-19 levels between February and October 2021
Egypt receives international requests to restart tourism in Luxor
Upper Egypt Marketing Cultural Tourism Committee preparing for major tourism event to mark Luxorâs reopening
New Roman-era discoveries made in Luxor
The kilns, which were discovered along with a huge mud wall also dating from the Roman Empire, bear burn marks, the ministry said.
Egypt studies operating tourist sleeper train lines linking Luxor, Hurghada
Decision to encourage tourist companies to launch new programmes that would link cultural, beach tourism, says ex-head of Tourism Promotion Authority
Tourist activities are proceeding ânormallyâ in Luxor : Waziri
âFor example, the amount of tourists visiting Karnak Temple has exceeded similar numbers at the same time last year,â Waziri said, without giving the exact number of visitors.
Luxor African Film Festival announces main competition line-up
Festival to take place on 6-12 March
Hisham Talaat Moustafa invests EGP 1.5bn to establish Four Seasons-branded hotel in Luxor
Hisham Talaat Moustafa said that the signing is an indicator of the great development witnessed in Egyptâs public sector, âpartnership between private and public sector is better than ever, which will positively impact the Egyptian economy.â
Egyptair resumes internal flights between Sharm El-Shiekh, Luxor airports after years of suspension
The flight is scheduled to take off every Thursday on an A220-300 luxurious cabin
Luxorâs hotel occupancy rate skyrockets to 90% this winter
The current winter tourist season is one of the best that Luxor has seen since 2011, where Luxor`s hotel occupancy rate reached between 80% to 90%, Mohamed Osman, chairperson of the committee for marketing cultural tourism in Upper Egypt, told Daily News Egypt. Egypt`s tourism industry is poised for success after a decade of fluctuations, in which it suffered drastically since the …
Winter season increase hotel occupancy in Luxor, Aswan to 95%: Abdel Aal
The tourism sector in Egypt suffered a downturn since the 2011 Revolution, and the sector in Egypt suffered a devastating blow, especially when a Russian passenger plane crashed in Sinai in late October 2015 and all its passengers were killed.
3 wooden coffins unearthed in Egypt’s Luxor
“The three coffins date back to the 18th Dynasty, and are in a good condition of preservation,” said Mostafa Waziri, secretary-general of the ministry’s Supreme Council of Antiquities.
CNNâs Destination Egypt sheds the light on countryâs 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.Â
30 priests tombs unearthed in Luxor hidden only a metre under earth
The cachette was found consisting of two lines, the first with 18 tombs, and the second with 12 tombs belonging to women and three children
Ancient industrial area, 30 funerary workshops discovered in Luxor amid excavation for Nefertitiâs tomb
Zahi Hawass revealed the unearths stating that the excavation mission is the biggest of its kind since Hawardâs mission that discovered Tutankhamunâs burial chamber
Temporary exhibition in Luxor displays El-Assasif Necropolisâs restored antiquities
Exhibition displays 39 restored Ushabti statues
Emergency landing of Luxorâs hot air balloon suspends rides temporarily
Suspension of hot air balloon flights expected to continue as Egyptâs airline authority conducts investigations into crash
Average cultural tourist spending in Egypt to reach $100 per day next season
Japan tops list of high-spending countries, followed by the US, Germany, says Osman
Average spending of tourists in Luxor during current season amounts to $70 per night: Osman
Expected to reach $120 next October, says Chairperson of Marketing, Promotion Committee in Upper Egypt
Egyptâs Invisible Map reveals countryâs unspotted gems
Project aims to inform tourists on Egyptâs eco-friendly places, activities, required budget
Ramesside period crypt discovered in Luxor
âThe tomb was buried under 300 metres of debrisâ: Waziri