Tourism and Archeology

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  • 660 German tourists arrive in Luxor

    Date: 2017-02-16 15:03:15 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:6535737

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - Four charter flights carrying 660 German tourists arrived at Luxor International Airport on Thursday. The visitors are scheduled to tour a number of tourist attractions in the ancient city. Head of Tourism ....

  • Tourism up 48% due to successful promotion policies - min.

    Date: 2017-02-16 10:17:16 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:24 - ID:6532697

    CAIRO, Feb 16 (MENA) - Thanks to the successful tourism promotion policy, tourism in Egypt rose by 48 percent in January in comparison with the same month last year, the tourism minister said. In statements to MENA on Thursday, Yehia Rashed said ....

  • 1,218 tourists visit Dahab, Saint Catherine over past 24 hours

    Date: 2017-02-16 09:31:21 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:6532497

    EL TOR, Egypt, Feb 16 (MENA) - As many as 1,218 tourists of different nationalities visited South Sinai cities of Dahab and Saint Catherine over the past 24 hours. They included 418 tourists and 800 Egyptians, municipal officials said. They ....

  • Togo President visits Egypt's St Bishoy Monastery

    Date: 2017-02-15 22:45:26 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:83 - ID:6531073

    WADI AL-NATROUN, Feb 15 (MENA) - Togo President Faure Gnassingbé on Wednesday paid a visit to Egypt’s St Bishoy Monastery in Wadi El Natrun. He was received by the monastery bishops who gifted him a medal of the Holy Family. Gnassingbé ....

  • UNESCO’s Bokova attends opening of Museum of Egyptian Civilization

    Date: 2017-02-15 20:42:07 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:75 - ID:6530617

    CAIRO, Feb 15 (MENA) - Director-General of UNESCO Irina Bokova on Wednesday took part in the partial inauguration of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization which organized temporary exhibitions that showcase objects borrowed from a number of ....

  • 814 tourists visit Dahab, Saint Catherine over past 24 hours

    Date: 2017-02-15 11:47:48 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:35 - ID:6527617

    EL TOR, Egypt, Feb 15 (MENA) - Hundreds of tourists of different nationalities visited South Sinai cities of Dahab and Saint Catherine over the past 24 hours. As many as 669 tourists, including 185 foreigners and 484 Egyptians, arrived in Dahab ....

  • Bahraini tourist delegation visits Egypt Thursday

    Date: 2017-02-14 13:36:44 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:6521385

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - A delegation of Bahraini tourism experts will pay Egypt a visit on Thursday to draw up a mechanism for Arab tourism promotion in light of the decision of the Arab Tourist Guides Union (ATGU) to increase Arab tourism into ....

  • 411 tourists visit Saint Catherine over past 24 hours

    Date: 2017-02-14 12:38:06 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:55 - ID:6521381

    El TOR, Egypt, Feb 14 (MENA) - As many as 411 tourists of different nationalities visited Saint Catherine city over the past 24 hours, despite low temperature that reached minus two degrees Celsius. The tourists included 280 foreigners and 131 ....

  • Tourist expert urges Tourism Ministry to maintain promoting for cultural tourism

    Date: 2017-02-14 10:37:41 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:33 - ID:6520525

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - A tourist expert on Tuesday called on the Ministry of Tourism to maintain its plan promoting for cultural tourism. Mohamed Othman, in statements to MENA, added that this plan succeeded in increasing the rate of occupancy in ....

  • Bahrain launches tourism promotion campaign in Egypt

    Date: 2017-02-14 10:27:02 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:6519889

    CAIRO, Feb 14 (MENA) - Bahrain launched in collaboration with the Arab Tourist Guides Union (ATGU) a campaign for promoting tourism in Egypt. The campaign is launched under directives Bahraini King Hamad bin Isa Al Khalifa and Tourism Minister ....

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