Dahab receives 2007 tourists

The city of Dahab received Monday 2007 tourists of various nationalities، in the past 24 hours. Dahab attracts large numbers of tourists. It is world-renowned for its windsurfing. However، in recent ...

18،000 Chinese tourists visited Egypt since January

Chinese tourists to Egypt rank fourth in terms of number since the beginning of 2017، said Tourism Adviser at the Egyptian Embassy in Beijing Abul Maati Shaarawy، state-run MENA reported. In press ...

Belarus Expects Russian Tourist Flow Increase - Belarusian Ambassador to Moscow

Dahab receives 990 tourists

The city of Dahab received Friday 990 tourists of various nationalities، in the past 24 hours. Dahab attracts large numbers of tourists. It is world-renowned for its windsurfing. However, in recent ...

Egypt expects major tourism boom after promotion campaign abroad

Egyptian Tourism Minister Yehia Rashid said Thursday that he expected to see a major tourism boom as result of a successful promotion campaign abroad، Xinhua reported. Rashid told reporters that the ...

Space tourism could help boost science and health research – here's how

The announcement of the draft Spaceflight Bill in the Queen’s Speech will allow the development of spaceports in the UK. This could see members of the paying public launched into space as tourists، ...

3،000yo wooden toe discovered on Egyptian mummy

A single big toe is revealing significant information about ancient medicine، according to recent reports. Thats because the toe is a 3،000-year-old wooden prosthesis، which was found attached to a ...

M. Eastern tourists spend most in S. Korea: data

Tourists from Middle Eastern countries spent the most during their visits to South Korea last year، government data showed Wednesday، amid growing demand for beauty and medical tourism، yonhap news ...

Indonesia seeks to compete with Thailand in golf tourism

The Indonesian Golf Course Owners Association (APLGI) has praised the Tourism Ministry’s effort in promoting golf courses in Indonesia to overseas countries، The Jakarta Post reported. “We are ...

Trump's Ban on Cuban Tourism Is Another Step Backward

Donald Trump’s recent ban on Cuban tourism will have the greatest effect on the people rather than the Cuban government، Paste Magazine reported. After President Obama established a trading ...

Myanmar’s Tourism Destination Dreams Fade Amid Empty Hotels

With its sweeping view of the Shwedagon Pagoda، a glittering golden stupa and Myanmar’s top cultural attraction، the Esperado Lake View Hotel should be in an enviable spot. Yet، just two years after ...

India's Jet Airways gifts free lifetime flights to baby born mid-air

Private Indian airline Jet Airways has gifted free lifetime air tickets to a baby born aboard one of its flights from Saudi Arabia to India، according to "BBC". The crew and a passenger، who was a ...

Egypt recovers 484 artefacts from abroad: minister

Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi held on Saturday a meeting with Prime Minister Sherif Esmail and Antiquities Minister Khaled Anani to discuss recent Egyptian archaeological discoveries and ...

Sisi chairs Grand Museum board

President Abdel Fattah El Sisi chaired the board of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM)، and ordered continuing efforts to renovate archaeological sites as they represent a national wealth. During a ...

Pakistan eager to introduce ‘screen tourism’

In a bid to attract tourists from all over the world، Pakistan is looking forward to introducing ‘screen tourism’ to highlight its cultural diversity and scenic beauty at international level، The ...

Malaysia to impose tourism tax

The Malaysian government is going ahead with its tourism tax to be imposed from July 1، Dailystar reported. The country’s Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi، who disclosed this on Thursday، ...

Tourism, economy 'improving,' minister says

Amr El-Garhy، Egypts minister of finance، weighs in on the return of tourism to his country and the IMFs lending program. El-Garhy، in an interview with CNBC at the Asian Infrastructure Investment ...

Egypt to witness boom in tourism this winter

Egypt will see a "significant increase" in the number of tourists starting this winter، chairman of the Tourism Promotion Authority Hisham El-Demery told Ahram Online on Wednesday. The campaign to ...

Moscow festival reflects hope for Turkey’s tourism sector

In a sign of improving relations، Moscow will be hosting this year’s Turkey Festival، which runs June 16-18. The event is being organized by Turkish authorities، civil society organizations and ...

London and Manchester attacks set to hit tourism numbers، warns Merlin

The London Bridge and Manchester terrorist attacks have hit tourism numbers and could hit footfall in the coming months، the owner of Alton Towers and Madame Tussauds has warned، The telegraph ...

Newly discovered slave graveyard dates to Coptic-era Egypt

Archaeologists in Egypt uncovered mass graves filled with the ancient bones of slaves dating back to biblical times. Mary Shepperson led the historic dig and found the graves in the ancient Egyptian ...

Officials with wreathes welcome first tourist group from Czech Republic

Sharm El Sheikh International Airport received on Monday the first tourist group coming from the Czech Republic. It is worth mentioning that the Czech authorities have suspended all flights to Sharm ...

Tanzania to Market Its Tourism Attractions in Israel

Top officials of Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) have left the country today for a three- day official tour to promote local attractions in Israel، All Africa website reported. The Boards managing ...

The Smurfs are now the tourism ambassadors of Brussels

The Brussels tourism office is dispatching a special delegation of Smurfs as part of a major tourism campaign aimed at bringing back tourists following last year’s terrorist attack، Star 2 Website ...

FIFA congratulates Al Ahly on winning trophy of EPL this season

Gianni Invantino، Chief of the Federation International Football Association (FIFA) mailed a message to the administration of Al Ahly Sporting Club on winning trophy of the Egyptian Premier League ...

Malaysia to start imposing tourism tax from August

Malaysia will begin imposing its tourism tax from Aug 1 this year، starting from RM2.50 (S$0.80) per room each night، according to details published on the Royal Malaysian Customs Departments ...

Despite Economic Problems، Greece's Tourism Looking Good In 2017

The past few years have been tough ones for the Greek economy and for its tourism industry. As a traveler who has written two guidebooks on Greece، Ive felt sure that tourism there would eventually ...

Malawi to host Tourism Fair

Malawi plans to host International Tourism Fairs in Lilongwe this year in a bid to uplift the tourism sector. The fair، known as Takulandirani International Tourism Expo، is one of the strategies the ...

Hawass: we have plan to save monuments in middle east

Dr. Zahi Hawass، former Minister of Antiquities and World Heritage Ambassador to the United Nations، said that the decline in tourism in Egypt needs a coordination plan between the Ministries of ...