Egypt
Abdel Nour - Egypt's tourism not suspended
Youm7
Egyptian Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour said Egypt's tourism is not suspended as some people claim, adding the Red Sea coasts witnessed a notable demand. He also praised the tourist movement in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan.
He added during a phone call with Al-Hayat Al-Youm the ministry is working to improve Egypt's tourism, underlining the need to restore stability and security in the Egyptian street to restore the rates of touristic demand.
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Egyptian Frustration As Tourists Stay Away
The Guardian, UK (Jack Shenker) At the main hall in Cairo's International Conference Centre, the organisers had pulled out all the stops. Suited waiters scurried about with canapés, pyramids of baked treats were stacked up on trestle tables, while...
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Tourism Linking Cultures In Aswan
Egyptian Gazette (Mohamed Salah Attia) The Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhri Abdel-Nour opened, on Tuesday, global festivities organised in Aswan to mark World Tourism Day, launched in collaboration with the UN World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO). In his...
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Egypt Halts Decision On Visas
Al Ahram Weekly Egypt will suspend the decision requiring tourists to get visas in advance, says the ministry of tourism. The Assistant Minister of Tourism, Hisham Zazou announced that the Minister of Tourism Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour has agreed with...
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More On Reviving Tourism
Washington Times (Anwaar Abdalla)
Tourism is one of the main sources of income in Egypt, but the January 25th revolution disrupted the industry. During the week that followed the Revolution, millions of tourists left the country causing losses estimated...
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Tourism In Post-revolution Egypt
Youm7
The Egyptian governorate of Luxor witnesses a state of stability and security after two months of chaos and instability, said the chairman of the Chamber of Tourism Commodities and Bazaars, Ihab Qedis.
The governorate witnessed instability...
Egypt