Egypt
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- Development: Luxor Heritage Management
Egypt State Information Service President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate a project to refurbish the ram road in the ancient Upper Egyptian archaeological city of Luxor in March, a project that should turn the city into an open outdoor museum. Luxor Governor...
- Tourism: 24% Growth In Tourism Last Year
Egypt State Information Service A Cabinet's report said that the growth rate of tourism sector increased by 24.3% during the FY 2007/2008. The occupancy rate reached 62%, total revenue reached $ 10.8 billion and the number of tourists reached 12.2...
- More Re Mrs Mubarak Visit To Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/25ene8 (sis.gov.eg) "A library, a cultural centre and a hospital are all new projects Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated Saturday in Luxor. Obviously, the Upper Egyptian city is starting to get the attention it deserves, being the capital...
- Tourism Updates
The new tourist souvenirs http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5668 "The annual arrival of 8 million tourists to Egypt has resulted in the opening of a number of new money exchangers in Cairo and souvenirs shops that are tapping into the...
- Problems At Cairo's Terminal 2
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/751/eg9.htm For those of you travelling to and from Cairo airport via overseas or on internal flights, the above story on Al Ahram Weekly may be of interest. There have been a number of problems caused by the construction...
Egypt
Luxor Airport Upgraded
http://www.algomhuria.net.eg/gazette/1/1.asp
President Mubarak opened the expansion and upgrade work at Luxor International Airport with a speech to the Supreme Tourism Council. The upgrade to Luxor airport "includes six arrival and departure halls, one VIP lounge, administrative buildings and passport control facilities.The LE450 million terminal, built on an area of 50,000 square metres, can cater for 4,000 passengers per hour. The building of this terminal is part of government plans to upgrade the nation’s airports, notably in tourist destinations -- Luxor, Aswan, Sharm el-Sheikh, and Hurghada". See the article for more.
- Development: Luxor Heritage Management
Egypt State Information Service President Hosni Mubarak will inaugurate a project to refurbish the ram road in the ancient Upper Egyptian archaeological city of Luxor in March, a project that should turn the city into an open outdoor museum. Luxor Governor...
- Tourism: 24% Growth In Tourism Last Year
Egypt State Information Service A Cabinet's report said that the growth rate of tourism sector increased by 24.3% during the FY 2007/2008. The occupancy rate reached 62%, total revenue reached $ 10.8 billion and the number of tourists reached 12.2...
- More Re Mrs Mubarak Visit To Luxor
http://tinyurl.com/25ene8 (sis.gov.eg) "A library, a cultural centre and a hospital are all new projects Mrs. Suzanne Mubarak inaugurated Saturday in Luxor. Obviously, the Upper Egyptian city is starting to get the attention it deserves, being the capital...
- Tourism Updates
The new tourist souvenirs http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=5668 "The annual arrival of 8 million tourists to Egypt has resulted in the opening of a number of new money exchangers in Cairo and souvenirs shops that are tapping into the...
- Problems At Cairo's Terminal 2
http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2005/751/eg9.htm For those of you travelling to and from Cairo airport via overseas or on internal flights, the above story on Al Ahram Weekly may be of interest. There have been a number of problems caused by the construction...