Egypt
Tourism: Holidays to Egypt
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Egypt is set to be one of this year’s holiday hotspots thanks to its year round sun and good value all-inclusive resorts.
Figures from the recent Travel Trends report from the Foreign and Commonwealth Office and Association of British Travel Agents (ABTA) show that the number of Brits visiting Egypt has risen by 38% in the last year.
The popularity of holidays in Egypt is set to continue this year as holidaymakers look for good value destinations outside the eurozone and guaranteed good weather.
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Egypt's Islamists Try To Calm Fears Over Tourism
The Telegraph, UK The Freedom and Justice Party (FJP) – the political arm of the influential Muslim Brotherhood – announced a conference in Cairo entitled "Let's encourage tourism" that brought together industry leaders and party members. Meanwhile,...
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Saving The West Bank Temples In Luxor
Luxor News Blog (Jane Akshar) Good news about the problems of the rising of the water table and destruction of the monuments. The problems is that with the building of the Aswan Dam water is now available to the farmer all year round. The temples were...
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Flats In Luxor Goes Green
Responsible TravelFlats in Luxor has been officially recognized by Responsible Travel as Luxor’s first eco friendly or “green” tourist accommodation. Owners Jane Akshar and Mahmoud Jahlan did a holiday themselves through Responsible Travel and liked...
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Tourism: Online Resources For Travellers
http://www.ttnworldwide.com/Articles.asp?Article=6288"The Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) will relaunch a dedicated website at the domain http://www.trade.egypt.travel/, to cater to the travel and tourism trade and press this month, according to a statement....
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Tourist Numbers Fall
http://www.dailystaregypt.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=3037"The number of people visiting Egypt fell 5.5 percent year-on-year in July, according to figures available on Monday, the third consecutive monthly drop since April bombings in a Red Sea resort....
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