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Plans for the future of Luxor

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Yesterday I made brief mention of a website called Luxor Egypt (which I should probably have addressed as the Luxor Portal, actually). Since then I have been through my RSS feed and see that Jane Akshar has made mention of a particular page on the site which details plans for Luxor's future, which seem seriously ambitious, including provision for an annual intake of 4 million visitors. Have a look at the above page if you're interested.

- Mansour Boraik
I had an email asking me for details about Mansour Boraik and his role in Luxor. Readers of Jane Akshar's Luxor blog will be very familiar with him, of course, but for those wondering about his background, he is currently Director General of Antiquities...

- Conference News: Notes From The Luxor Symposium
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) Thanks very much to Jane for making both the symposium abstracts and her own notes from the Luxor Symposium available on her blog. The aim of the symposium is to provide a forum for dialogue surrounding the Valley of Kings....

- Standardized Taxi Rates From Airport To Luxor Hotels
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- Temple Of Tod
Luxor News Blog Jane Akshar has been out and about, and as usual has shared her experiences on her blog: Yesterday I went to the temple of Tod, a first for me. It doesn’t matter how long you have been coming to Luxor in my case since 1979 or living...

- Ramesseum Update
http://touregypt.net/TEBlog/luxornews/?p=107 Jane Akshar has updated her Luxor Blog with a piece about Christian Le Blanc's work and plans at the Ramesseum, including current excavations, a plan to move the public entrance, and future restoration...

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