Egypt tourism revenues down $1.3bnEgypt's tourism revenue has declined by roughly $1.3 billion since a Russian plane crash in the Sinai last year, Prime Minister Sherif Ismail said in a televised interview on Monday. Egypt's president said last week that a More… |
Egypt targets $20 billion tourism revenue in 2020Egypt hopes to generate $20 billion in revenue from tourism by 2020 by attracting 20 million visitors, new tourism minister Khaled Ramy said on Sunday at an international investment conference in the Red Sea resort of Sharm El-Sheikh. More… |
Nile Air bids to turnaround Egypt tourismThere is no denying that the past three years have been a torrid time for Egyptian tourism. Hopes of a quick recovery after the 2011 Arab Spring were dashed by last year’s military coup against the Muslim Brotherhood. The bombing of a tour More… |
How high will Nile Air fly punching above its weight?There is no denying that the past three years have been a torrid time for Egyptian tourism. Hopes of a quick recovery after the 2011 Arab Spring were dashed by last year’s military coup against the Muslim Brotherhood. The bombing of a tour More… |
Egypt tourism sees hope in revolutionEgypt's uprising emptied the hotels, casinos and bars of a tourist trade that employs one in eight Egyptians, but staff expect the recovery to be quick and the revolution to boost business in the long run. With its year-round warm beaches More… |