Egypt
- Luxor In 2012
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) An update about the current state of Luxor, with its new upgrades for tourism, from a Luxor resident. With photos. What is Egypt like in 2012 after the revolution, well to be honest not much different here in Luxor....
- 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...
- From Ray Johnson About Luxor
Luxor News - Jane Akshar A number of issues have been raised lately regarding the urban renewal program in Luxor and its effects on the local population, tourism, antiquities preservation, and the archaeological community. The Epigraphic Survey of the...
- Unesco Thanked Egypt For Its “great” Efforts To Develop Luxor
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) from Dr Samir Farag press office: UNESCO sent thanks to the Egyptian government for its efforts to develop the city of Luxor which consider one of the most important world heritage sites and what is being implemented on its territory...
- Luxor City Development Project
Egypt State Information Service Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif held Thursday 14/2/2008 a meeting to review the implementation of the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City of Luxor. During the meeting, Nazif followed up the renovation process of the...
Egypt
Luxor Update
http://touregypt.net/TEBlog/luxornews/?p=113
Jane Akshar has updated her excellent Luxor Blog with some upto the moment news regarding development plans for Luxor: "Luxor recently held a big conference to discuss the future plans for the area. The conference was attended by all the leaders in the public and security sector.
Dr Samir Farag declared at the conference he wanted everyone to understand the big picture of the master plan for the future of Luxor. There will be a number of projects that have the intention of putting Luxor in a new position on the tourism map. There are more than 25 of these projects and they cover tourism, social development, cultural works and economic development. The planning process for these projects has been finished and the money has been allocated. Some 275 billion pounds is available for 20 projects from the master plan".
For examples of some of the project under discussion, and more information, see Jane's entry at the above URL.
Dr Samir Farag declared at the conference he wanted everyone to understand the big picture of the master plan for the future of Luxor. There will be a number of projects that have the intention of putting Luxor in a new position on the tourism map. There are more than 25 of these projects and they cover tourism, social development, cultural works and economic development. The planning process for these projects has been finished and the money has been allocated. Some 275 billion pounds is available for 20 projects from the master plan".
For examples of some of the project under discussion, and more information, see Jane's entry at the above URL.
- Luxor In 2012
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) An update about the current state of Luxor, with its new upgrades for tourism, from a Luxor resident. With photos. What is Egypt like in 2012 after the revolution, well to be honest not much different here in Luxor....
- 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...
- From Ray Johnson About Luxor
Luxor News - Jane Akshar A number of issues have been raised lately regarding the urban renewal program in Luxor and its effects on the local population, tourism, antiquities preservation, and the archaeological community. The Epigraphic Survey of the...
- Unesco Thanked Egypt For Its “great” Efforts To Develop Luxor
Luxor News (Jane Akshar) from Dr Samir Farag press office: UNESCO sent thanks to the Egyptian government for its efforts to develop the city of Luxor which consider one of the most important world heritage sites and what is being implemented on its territory...
- Luxor City Development Project
Egypt State Information Service Prime Minister Ahmed Nazif held Thursday 14/2/2008 a meeting to review the implementation of the Comprehensive Development Plan for the City of Luxor. During the meeting, Nazif followed up the renovation process of the...