Members of the Board of Chamber of tourism facilities and a number of Ministry of Tourism officials will hold a meeting on Wednesday December 7, to choose a new president of chamber.
The current president submitted his resignation from the (...)
The majority of hotel owners in Sharm el-Sheikh tourist villages refuse to activate the resolution that reduces rents and allows tenants to pay only 25 percent of their rent until the end of the year, said Atef Ghorab, the president of the Sharm (...)
Supporters of former President Hosni Mubarak wished him a Happy Eid al-Fitr telegram, expressing their regret that he was not present at Eid Prayers broadcast on state television.
The telegram also said Mubarak's supporters were fully confident he (...)
A coalition of retired police officers, led by Major General Khamis Shehata will participate in a tourist marathon at the end of September to boost tourism, support the Egyptian economy, and honor the families of the martyrs.
The Marathon route (...)
A study about touristic bazaars and shops has been delayed, according to Mohamed al-Qattan, chairman of the Chamber of Touristic Commerce.
Qattan said Minister of Tourism Munir Fakhry Abdel Nour has delayed ratification of the first phase of the (...)
Calm returned to the Red Sea town of Sharm el-Sheikh this afternoon following the announcement by the President of the Court presiding over the historic trial of toppled Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak and his regime cohorts that the former (...)
The head of the tour guide union in Luxor, Anwar Aboul Magd, told Youm7 in a special statement the union is making efforts to boost tourism. After frequent meetings with the Governor of Luxor, Major General Khalid Fouda, the first steps of success (...)
CAIRO: The Youth Federation of Maspiro clinic in Tahrir Square received about 17 cases of fatigue and 3 cases of black outs due to a hunger strikes, which lasted more than five days.
The field hospital in Tahrir received about 25 similar (...)
TABA, Egypt: The head of the investors group Taba Nuweiba for Tourism development, Sami Suleiman, said the Ministry of Interior and the armed forces in South Sinai approved the opening of tourism safaris in the mountains in Taba and Nuweiba. The (...)
Egypt's tourist shops, bazaars and restaurants are concerned with the effect of the drastic decline in tourism on their livelihoods. They worry about the poor state of Egyptian tourism, particularly because they do not expect Arab tourists to come (...)
Egyptian tour guides are fighting to prevent foreigners from working in their profession. The Tour Guide Union, under the chairmanship of Mohammed Ghareeb, will meet with the Minister of Manpower and Immigration, Dr. Ahmed el-Borai, to demand (...)
Egypt is discussing the importance of keeping vulnerable crafts and industries alive by ensuring craftsmen are trained to carry on the arts.
The Chamber of Touristic Commerce and a number of new members of the Governing Council in collaboration (...)
A freelance tour guide, Khalid Afify, reported two Polish women to the authorities for violating the regulations of the Egyptian Museum on Sunday.
Afify said the two women accompanied a group of tourists in the Egyptian Museum as guides. This (...)
ASWAN: Quarrels continue between shop owners and tourism companies in Aswan, in Upper Egypt. A group of shopkeepers have filed a complaint to the governor demanding an end to tourism companies' practice of favoring certain bazaars and shops over (...)