• Sunday, 16 February 2020

    Egypt in the News on 16 February 2020

    Topping coverage of Egypt this morning (other than covid-19’s arrival): A British businessman was briefly detained in Hurghada for allegedly assaulting a police officer at the airport. He was released shortly thereafter. (Daily Mail | the Guardian) Also getting considerable...
  • Sunday, 2 February 2020

    Jaz hotels to invest EGP 2.5 bn this year to build 4 hotels

    Travco subsidiary Jaz Hotel Group is planning to invest EGP 2.5 bn this year to build four new hotels in the Red Sea Governorate, CEO Alaa Akel told the local press. The hotels will be in Hurghada, Safaga, and Marsa...
  • Sunday, 26 January 2020

    Egypt hotel revenue to grow 5-13% this year -Colliers International

    Egyptian hotels in Cairo, Alexandria, Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada will see their average revenue per available room (RevPAR) rise by 5-13% in 2020, according to a Colliers International report picked up by the local press. Sharm El Sheikh will...
  • Wednesday, 22 January 2020

    Russian flights to Red Sea resorts could resume in April-May, say aviation experts

    Russia to resume flights to Red Sea resorts in April-May? Russian airlines could resume charter flights to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts in late April or early May if security checks currently taking place in Hurghada Airport go well, aviation experts...
  • Tuesday, 14 January 2020

    Egypt to combine cultural and recreational tourism in new program -minister

    The Tourism and Antiquities Ministry will roll out a new ‘Come to Egypt’ tourist program that combines cultural, beach and entertainment tourism, Al Mal quoted Tourism Khaled El Anany as saying. Flights linking Luxor to Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, and...
  • Thursday, 26 December 2019

    Hurghada International Airport celebrates Christmas with visitors

    Santa’s (rather haggard-looking) understudy at Hurghada airport celebrates Christmas with travelers: Santa Claus apparently couldn’t make it to Egypt this year due to the sand storm, so he sent out his Egyptian protege to meet travelers at the Hurghada International...
  • Tuesday, 24 December 2019

    Egypt in the news on 24 December 2019

    No single topic is driving the conversation on Egypt this morning in the foreign press, which has left us with a handful of headlines to note in brief, including: The National took note of Egyptian author Shady Botros Lewis’ Arabic...
  • Thursday, 12 December 2019

    Number of Russian tourists visiting Egyptian resorts remains unchanged y-o-y

    The number of Russian tourists who visited Egyptian resorts in 2019 remained stable y-o-y at 120k, Association of Russian Tour Operators (EC) President Maya Lomidze said at a presser, according to Sputnik Arabic. Lomidze noted that the ban on direct...
  • Sunday, 8 December 2019

    Sharm El Sheikh- Hurghada ferry route is now open

    Transport Minister Kamel El Wazir inaugurated on Thursday the Sharm El Sheikh-Hurghada ferry line on Thursday, which will link tourist areas in Sharm El Sheikh, St Catherine, Taba, Hurghada, and Luxor, according to a ministry statement. The Arab Bridge Maritime...

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