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Sunday, 4 September 2016

Germany’s FTI plants to bring in 9,000 tourists to Egypt per week starting November

German tour operator FTI Group is to bring 9k tourists a week to Egypt for a six-month trial period starting in November, according to the head of its Egypt operations, Ali Okda, Al Borsa reported on Saturday. The firm support 55 flights per week to airports in Hurghada, Luxor and Marsa Alam on flights operated by Air Berlin, Condor and Sun Express. The firm, 30% owned by Egyptian businessman Samih Sawiris, plans to continue its campaign to attract German tourists into Egypt, despite not receiving dues promised to them by the Egyptian government for launching discounted flights to Egypt, Okda added. Egypt is looking to attract 2 mn tourists from Germany in 2017, Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed had said in July.

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