Egypt
“Defending Egyptian Tourism” campaign issues first statement
Youm7 (Hend Mokhtar)
Officials from the “Defending Egyptian Tourism” campaign issued their first statement Thursday, supporting a demonstration defending tourism in Egypt on October 14, and rejecting any statements that harm the tourism sector.
The campaign called on the ruling Supreme Council of the Armed Forces (SCAF) to take necessary action against those who harm tourism, intentionally or unintentionally.
They described the tourism sector as a “red line” which cannot be harmed.
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Interview With Tourism Minister
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Youm7 English Edition met one-on-one with Egyptian Minister of Tourism Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour on Tuesday, August 16. Minister Nour talked about Egypt’s recovering tourism, plans for development and his fears of the implications on tourism...
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Egypt Sees Lower Tourism Revenue, Warns Of "panic"
Bloomberg (Tarek Al-Issawi and Abdel Latif Wahba) Egypt expects lower revenue from tourism this year because of the global financial crisis and its impact on the Egyptian economy, Egypt's minister of tourism said. The country's tourism industry,...
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Egypt: Pushing For Better Tourism
Zawya Egypt is overhauling its tourism industry in a bid to bring more foreign and domestic investment to the sector. A draft bill amendment, approved by the Egyptian parliament in June 2008, will change aspects of law 38, 1977, which regulates tourism...
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Uae Pumps $ 4 Bn In Egypt's Tourism Sector
Zawya The UAE has pumped US$ 4 billion in the vibrant Egyptian tourism sector, accounting for 30 per cent of total Arab tourism investment in Egypt, a senior Egyptian official has disclosed. Quoting figures by Egyptian Tourism Development Authority,...
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Tourism: Growth Of "health Tourism" In Egypt
Egypt State Information Service "Egypt will witness tourism boom this year," Tourism Minister Zoheir Garana said on Tuesday 11/12/2007 in press statements at the opening session of an International Conference on Health and Therapeutic Tourism that the...
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