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Albanian tourism company operates charter flights to Sharm, Hurghada

Date: 2019-06-29 07:34:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:14 - ID:8001615

TIRANA, June 29 (MENA) - One of Albania's mega tourism companies announced on Saturday it will start operating charter flights on weekly basis to the Red Sea resort cities of Hurghda and Sharm el Sheikh as of Tuesday. The charter flights from the ....

Mashat: Egypt achieved stability in macroeconomic indicators, unemployment rate dropped

Date: 2019-06-28 20:00:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:78 - ID:8001351

CAIRO, June 28 (MENA) - Egypt achieved stability in macroeconomic indicators after implementing the economic reform program in 2016, as the economy showed a growth ranging between 4 to 5 percent, the highest rate in 10 years, Tourism Minister Rania ....

Chinese tourism to Egypt increased by 50% - minister

Date: 2019-06-27 14:24:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:7999313

CAIRO, June 27 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania el Mashat said on Thursday the Chinese market is one of promising tourism markets for Egypt, adding that the number of Chinese tourists coming to Egypt increased by 50 percent over the past ....

Antiquities minister reviews developments of GEM's museum exhibition

Date: 2019-06-25 16:08:30 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:7996570

CAIRO, June 25 (MENA) – Minister of Antiquities Khaled el Anani reviewed during a meeting with general supervisor of the Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) Atef Moftah the latest developments about the upcoming museum exhibition of historical halls at the ....

Mashat: We seek to open new tourist markets in Egypt

Date: 2019-06-25 13:49:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:45 - ID:7996435

CAIRO, July 25 (MENA) - Minister of Tourism Rania al Mashat said Tuesday her ministry focuses on promoting training and developing hotel classification standards to encourage competitiveness and diversify tourist markets to lure more foreign ....

Cairo expects resumption of flights between Russia, Egyptian resorts before 2020

Date: 2019-06-24 13:56:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:46 - ID:7994611

MOSCOW, June 24 (MENA) - Egypt hopes that charter flights between Russia and the resorts of Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada will be resumed before the end of the year, Egyptian Foreign Minister Sameh Shoukry said in an interview with Russian news ....

Tourism min.: Karnak Temple is first archaeological site to receive people with special needs

Date: 2019-06-24 13:39:05 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:7994370

CAIRO, June 24 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Rania al Mashat said the Karnak Temple in Luxor is the first archaeological site to receive people with special needs, adding that her ministry has trained and qualified tour guides on how to explain ....

1st flight of Austrian Level Airlines arrives at Hurghada airport with 210 tourists aboard

Date: 2019-06-23 12:15:09 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:7992789

HURGHADA, Egypt, June 23 (MENA) - The 1st flight of Austrian Level Airlines arrived at Hurghada airport coming from Vienna on Sunday with 210 tourists on board. Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah was at the airport to receive the flight, welcoming ....

Mozambique's president impressed by Giza Pyramids

Date: 2019-06-22 20:37:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:7992225

GIZA, Egypt, June 22 (MENA) - Mozambique's President Filipe Nyusi visited the Giza Pyramids on Saturday. Nyusi, who was accompanied during the tour by director of the Pyramids archaeological area Ashraf Mohie, expressed admiration with the ....

GEM receives 155 artifacts

Date: 2019-06-21 17:28:19 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:53 - ID:7990700

GIZA, June 21 (MENA) - The Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) on Friday received 155 artifacts, including the chariot belonging to King Tutankhamun. In a statement on Friday, Tayeb Abbas, the director of the archaeological affairs at the GEM, said the ....