Tourism

News, analysis and comment on tourism, travel, and hospitality from the Daily News Egypt, the country’s leading English language publication.
Latest Tourism News

Egypt’s Red Sea gem: Sharm El-Sheikh grappling with tourism decline 

While domestic and Arab tourism attempts to fill the void left behind…

Sara Ibrahim

51.2% decline in operational tourist vehicles in 5 years due to industry recession: ETAA

Capital spending on buses, safari vehicles, maintenance stations, garages reaches EGP 1.6bn…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Egyptians push growth of Sharm El-Sheikh hotel occupancies, tourist workers

South Sinai has 65,000 hotel rooms; Egypt has a total of 225,000…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Saudi government asks tourism companies to pay transportation fees for pilgrim to holy sites: ETAA

Request not limited to just Egyptian pilgrims, but extends to all pilgrims…

Daily News Egypt

France: Hotel stays drop due to attacks

The number of nights spent in French hotels by foreign tourists in…

Deutsche Welle

Tourism Ministry launches its new website Sunday

Tourism accounted for 11.3% of GDP in 2011, but has been declining…

Daily News Egypt

Preparations underway to participate in WTM London in November: Egypt Tourism Authority

The authority determined the cost of participation in this year’s exhibition to…

Abdel Razek Al-Shuwekhi

Cairo’s occupancy levels for next 3 months forecasted at 58%: Colliers International

No expected recovery for Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh in the short…

Mohamed Samir