Latest in Tag: Luxor Highlight
Latest in Tag: Luxor

Flights may be rescheduled to New Valley subject to demand: ETAA official
Hotel capacity in Upper Egypt totals approximately 25,000 rooms, most of which are in Luxor and Aswan, and floating hotels there have more than 17,000 rooms, according to Ministry of Tourism

Stateâs administrative system moves slowly to cure tourism crisis: interview with Abdel Rahman Al-Anwar
Floating hotels incur an annual loss exceeding $1.5bn, which is a great loss that negatively impacts the number of hotel employees, especially in Upper Egypt, says the deputy chairperson of the Floating Hotels Investors Association

âHeart attackâ kills man during arrest in Beheira
Police claims Hamed suffered a heart attack as he entered the police station; family accuses police of beating him to death

Officers sentenced to prison for torturing Luxor man to death
The Ministry of Interior will compensate the victim’s family for incident of police brutality

Court adjourns Luxor police torture verdict to 12 July
The officers were referred to court on 5 December after the forensic medicine department filed a medical report revealing fractures to Shabebâs neck and back that resulted in his spinal cord being severed

17 referred to prosecution over clashes with Luxor police
At least 30 were detained following the clashes.

Egypt to offer 49m square metres of land to tourism investors within days: Tourism Development Authority CEO
In his interview with Daily News Egypt, Saad said that the government will offer a total of 49m square metres

Luxor, Aswan hotels seek increase in occupancy rates as train fares decrease
Watania Sleeping Trains and Catering Services decreased ticket fares for foreign and Arab passengers to reach $10 to $30 per person for foreigners and EGP 100 for Egyptians

Endowment Ministry refutes claims of involvement in Luxor torture case
Shebibâs family were reportedly subject to pressure to give up the lawsuit

Court adjourns Luxor police torture trial to 9 April
Shabeb was arrested in November on suspicion of possessing drugs. He was taken to a Luxor police station, wherein it is alleged that he was tortured to death

Antiquities Ministry postpones applying unified ticket of Karnak Temple Complex until September: Official
Cultural tourists spend more money than resort tourists in Red Sea, with $130 per night against just $65

Luxor hosts fourth edition of Egyptian and European Film Festival
A large number of Egyptian, Arab, and European movies will be screened. A number of actors, directors, and film critics from around the globe will be in attendance.

TDA to offer 100,000sqm for investment in Luxor
Tourism Ministry launch flight lines from Western European capitals; investors hope hotel occupancies will reach 30% by end of January

Tourism Ministry considers contract with private airline to bring Chinese tourists to Luxor and Aswan: ministry official
Ministry will implement plan to attract tourists from East Asia before end of Q1 of 2016 including India, China, and Japan markets with $70 subsidy per seat

Cairo Runners ran by Luxorâs Corniche to promote tourism
Event sent reassuring message to foreigners from the hub of antiquities, says Luxor Governor

9 policemen referred to court for torturing man to death
The decision was made after a medical report, issued last week, revealed fractures to Shabebâs neck and back that resulted in his spinal cord being severed

4 policemen detained in Luxor on torture charges
Medical report shows death due to injures to neck and back

No tolerance with individual police violations: Interior Ministry
Ministerial statement responds to police torture claims

Police brutality over and over again
A new incident involving police brutality takes place in Egypt once more. This time, the venue was Luxor and the victim was Talaat Rashidi, who died in the Luxor police station last Wednesday morning after his arrest. Now, despite how unfortunate and sad this specific incident is, and with all condolences to the family of …

Islamic scholars, Endowments Minister in Luxor to discuss religious discourse, extremist thought
Grand Mufti, Al-Azhar and Endowment Minister condemned the Paris attacks

10 governorates face illegal emigrations: Government study
Improving life conditions and awareness plans to combat immigration
Luxor and Aswan from the sky
A trip to Luxor and Aswan is one of the most enjoyable trips that most of people wait until winter to visit.

Egyptian pound devaluation has positive impact on tourism: Colliers official
Creation of Suez Canal is a catalyst to build a new tourism hub, and Ain Sokhna particularly in the immediate future, says Head of Hotels (MENA) at Colliers International

Zaazou follows up on tourism woes in Luxor visit: Ministry official
Ministerâs visit aims to coordinate with Egyptian Travel Agents Association and Chamber of Hotels before October launch of tourism promotion campaign

Tourists remain frightened by militant action but government poses its own threat
It is not only âterror attacksâ that give Egypt a bad name internationally

Ministry of Health denies meningitis outbreak in Luxor following deaths
A total of 110 deaths across Egypt are not related to viral infections

Investment Ministry receives 100 governorate projects for âUpper Egypt Developmentâ Conference
Assiut debuts Dry Bulk Port project with investments of $ 170m, Qena debuts cement plant with investment EGP 1bn
Germania and FTI to launch 4 direct weekly flights between Germany and Luxor
Efforts exerted abroad to promote Egyptian tourism, maintain incentives for charter flights to Luxor and Aswan international airports
Omega Soft, Suez Canal Authority negotiate to supply financial, administrative solutions
Company will grant licences and solutions for Applied Systems free of charge for new Suez Canal project

Hotels launch offers to attract Egyptians during Eid Al-Fitr holiday
Hotels in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan have least occupancies during Eid, as Egyptians prefer coastal areas