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- A New Beginning For Egyptian Tourism
Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Elshahed) In the recent flurry of reports about Egypt’s impending economic challenges, many have highlighted the damage done to the tourism sector in the wake of the 25 January revolution. The number of tourists who’ve come...
- Developing Downtown Cairo For Tourism
BBC News Video The Downtown area of Cairo is an odd mixture of Colonial era architecture and modern bustle, buildings and rather a lot of architectural decay. This video looks at some of the problems and the proposed solutions. A bit off topic, but it's...
- Restoring The Heart Of Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Amira El-Noshokaty) You know you are in Downtown Cairo when your eyes fall upon grand boulevards and even grander buildings with late 19th century and 20th century European-style doorways and sculptures, designed in a combination of art...
- Travel: Blending With The Locals In Cairo
Guardian Unlimited (Will Hobson) "Are you an Egyptologist?" Fady, the young Copt sitting at the nextdoor table in El Bostan café in Cairo's downtown, wondered. He had seen the introductory paperback I was reading, and immediately wanted to chat....
- Travel: Downtown Cairo Hotels
Al Ahram Weekly (Nagal Nkrumah) A downtown Cairo hotel might not be the place to put down new roots, but there are notable exceptions. Most of the hotels in this part of Cairo have seen better days and are run-down, dilapidated lodges that house rucksack...
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More re facelift for Downtown Cairo
Egypt Today
If your favorite nostalgic hangout is Estoril, or if you like to contemplate the morning bustle of the city over a coffee and newspaper at Cafe Riche, or if you enjoy drawing on a shisha in one of the boursa’s many outdoor cafés, your Downtown experience may be about to be significantly enhanced.
The good news for those who wander among such places is that, if the government’s plans come to fruition, Downtown will become greener, less congested and more pedestrian friendly. But for those who are used to getting from door to door in the comfort of their own vehicles, the environment may seem more hostile. The Ministry of Housing, Utilities and Urban Development, is working on turning Downtown into a historical tourist area — and the first step is to implement a ban on cars.
Cairo drivers are used to having it all their own way with the ability to go everywhere and anywhere they please, but the government is trying to imitate historical pedestrian areas in European capitals as a means of restoring the city’s lost glory.
- A New Beginning For Egyptian Tourism
Al Masry Al Youm (Mohamed Elshahed) In the recent flurry of reports about Egypt’s impending economic challenges, many have highlighted the damage done to the tourism sector in the wake of the 25 January revolution. The number of tourists who’ve come...
- Developing Downtown Cairo For Tourism
BBC News Video The Downtown area of Cairo is an odd mixture of Colonial era architecture and modern bustle, buildings and rather a lot of architectural decay. This video looks at some of the problems and the proposed solutions. A bit off topic, but it's...
- Restoring The Heart Of Cairo
Al Ahram Weekly (Amira El-Noshokaty) You know you are in Downtown Cairo when your eyes fall upon grand boulevards and even grander buildings with late 19th century and 20th century European-style doorways and sculptures, designed in a combination of art...
- Travel: Blending With The Locals In Cairo
Guardian Unlimited (Will Hobson) "Are you an Egyptologist?" Fady, the young Copt sitting at the nextdoor table in El Bostan café in Cairo's downtown, wondered. He had seen the introductory paperback I was reading, and immediately wanted to chat....
- Travel: Downtown Cairo Hotels
Al Ahram Weekly (Nagal Nkrumah) A downtown Cairo hotel might not be the place to put down new roots, but there are notable exceptions. Most of the hotels in this part of Cairo have seen better days and are run-down, dilapidated lodges that house rucksack...