Latest in Tag: Luxor Highlight
Latest in Tag: Luxor

Governmentâs charter airline incentives raise hotel occupancies in 4 tourist areas: ETAA members
Decision targets increasing bookings for winter season in Luxor, Aswan, and Taba, and in summer for Marsa Matruh
Workers âdisciplinedâ for holding strikes in Luxor
In separate incident, public transport drivers file police report against management over poisoned Iftar meals

EU, US condemn Luxor attack
Both support Egyptâs âfight against terrorismâ, statements say

Ministry of Tourism increases security measures after Luxor bomb
We continue measures to ensure that no harm comes to anyone visiting Egypt, says tourism minister

Suicide attack near Al-Karnak temple in Luxor
Bomb leaves tens of injuries, conflicting reports if those include tourists

Egypt targets 20 million tourists by 2020: Tourism Minister
Promotional campaign targets 27 touristic markets, 17 companies applied to implement it

Blue Sky to build 3 new hotels in Sharm El-Sheikh: Chairman
Firm is currently convincing Thomas Cook and other operators to increase flight capacity to Egypt, says Al-Shaer

Swedish team accidently discovers temple remains at quarry near Aswan
Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh Al-Damaty said the discovery is âhighly importantâ, because it means the area had sanctity and religious rituals were practised there, highlighting its other uses aside from being simply a sandstone quarry.
Luxor governor, mayors allowed judicial seizure
“Decision aims at counter fighting illegal construction,” says governorate

Investment opportunities to be presented at Dubaiâs AHIC: EGOTH Chairman
EGOTH recorded profits worth EGP 111m between July 2014 and March 2015, says Samir Hassan

Tourism Ministry delays offering investors 95,000 metres in Luxor until 2016: Official
Area of Hadabet El-Toud is 5m metres, ministry aims to attract investments worth EGP 5bn

Tourist flow declines in Luxor, Aswan lowers April occupancy rates: ETAA Chairman
Egyptian Travel Agents Association hopes for occupancy rates in Luxor to reach 50% by next winter

Akhenaten to take the Pharaohs to Broadway
âAfter the 25 January Revolution, I saw how people kept getting manipulated in the name of religion, so I saw it is the perfect time to start working on it,â says writer

Floating hotels in Luxor, Aswan hope to resume business: Anwar
Since 25 January Revolution, floating hotels paid the price of 4 years of political turmoil, with annual losses amounting to $1.3bn
Egyptâs tourism revival sought at Economic Summit
Luxor and Aswan were excluded from tourist projects at the Economic Summit, says Tourism Chamber Chairman

Luxor hotel occupancy rises to 35%: Chamber of Tourism Companies Chairman
Luxor seeks to attract more tourists during current winter season through various festivals and events to raise hotel occupancy

Al-Sisi meets with 17 newly sworn-in governors
Replacements include security men, university professors and youth

Government encourages Luxor, Aswan trips to promote domestic tourism
Ministry of Tourism offers Luxor and Aswan trips with lower prices to raise tourist flow into the cities

Travco tops tourism companies, attracting 700,000 arrivals in 2014: Company official
Travco hopes to maintain its lead in attracting tourists to Egypt for fifth consecutive year despite 4 years of crisis in the country

EGP 41m for Nile protection in 5 governorates
Projects’ investments on treating small canals and protecting Nile River embankments valued at EGP 323m, says water minister

Tourism ministry subsidises EgyptAir Paris-, London-Luxor flights: Advisor
Ministry plans to raise tourist flow from Western Europe to Luxor and Aswan through EGP 1,000 subsidy on EgyptAir flights from London and Paris

2013 tourism crises continued into 2014: Experts
2014 inherited same crises faced by sector as 2013, including active labour migration and low occupancy

General Authority for Industrial and Mining Projects to finish seven logistical areas in Q1 2015: Official
Authority aims to establish 13 industrial areas to achieve fair investments distribution between governorates during coming months

Tourist spending increases 15.8% per night during second half of 2014
Tourism ministry has launched programmes to attract visitors from Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, Jordan

Nuweiba-Taba Investors Association requests increased security measures
Investors Association requests Sharm El-Sheikh-style security measures due to fears of terrorist bombings targeting tourists
Little Egypt: Journey through history in 2 hours
The touristic and educational 190 feddans village is ill-organised

Tourism ministry aims for 1 million British tourists by yearâs end: Official
Efforts have been stepped up to attract 1 million tourists from Britain this year through a presence in the World Travel Market

Tourism ministry aims to attract 100,000 South African tourists in 2014-2015: TDA official
Authority also targeting increased visitors from India, China, Brazil, and Argentina
Tourists killed in Beni Suef collision
Ten people were killed and approximately 30 others injured, including tourists, in a collision between a truck and a tourist bus on Tuesday in the Beni Suef governorate, the interior ministry said in a statement. The bus, owned by a tourist company in the Upper Egyptian governorate of Qena, had 46 people on board when …

Almasria Universal Airlines considers operating flights to tourist areas at discounted prices: Chairman
Almasria Universal Airlines considers operating flights to Sharm El-Sheikh and Luxor during peak seasons holidays at reduced prices