Tourism and Archeology

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  • Hotel occupancy rates in northern coast, Alex 100% during Eid

    Date: 2015-07-21 13:54:11 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:3018377

    CAIRO, July 21 (MENA) - Hotel occupancy rates in the northern coast and Alexandria reached 100 percent during the Lesser Bairam holidays, said chairman of the tourism division at the Cairo Chamber of Commerce Amari Abdel Azim Amari on ....

  • Official praises project to lighten Luxor's western mainland at night

    Date: 2015-07-21 13:45:47 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:50 - ID:3018217

    LUXOR, Upper Egypt, July 21 (MENA) - Opening the archaeological sites in Luxor's western mainland at night will increase the flow of tourists during the summer season, Director of Luxor Antiquities Mostafa Waziry said on Tuesday. In press ....

  • 2 ancient paintings, 3 tombs discovered -- min.

    Date: 2015-07-19 14:00:45 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:43 - ID:3008309

    CAIRO, July 19 (MENA) - Two ancient paintings were unearthed on the Red Sea coast, Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty said. In statements on Sunday, Damaty said the two paintings were discovered by a Polish archaeological team in cooperation ....

  • Suez Governor: Sokhna hotel occupancy rates hit 95% in Eid al-Fitr

    Date: 2015-07-19 10:05:34 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:23 - ID:3007113

    SUEZ, July 19 (MENA) – Suez Governor el Arabi al Serwi said Sunday that the hotel occupancy rates in el Ain el Sokhna reached to 95 percent during Eid al-Fitr vacation. The tourist turnout at Sokhna hotels and resorts registered high rates, Serwi ....

  • Tourist occupancy rates in Matrouh hit 100% in Eid: gov.

    Date: 2015-07-18 16:56:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:65 - ID:3005185

    MARSA MATROUH, July 18 (MENA) - Matrouh Governor Alaa Abu Zayed on Saturday said that occupancy rates in hotels and resorts of the governorate hit 100% during days of Eidul Fitr. In statements on Saturday, Abu Zayed said that around 600,000 ....

  • Antiquities minister to inaugurate project to lighten Luxor's western mainland next week

    Date: 2015-07-18 10:39:27 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:26 - ID:3003641

    CAIRO, July 18 (MENA) - Minister of Antiquities Mamdouh el Damati will inaugurate a project to lighten the western mainland in the Upper Egyptian city of Luxor next week. Once lightened, visit hours to the archaeological area will be extended ....

  • Archaeological storehouses of Ramesside Age discovered in Sharqiya - ministry

    Date: 2015-07-17 11:12:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:29 - ID:3000405

    CAIRO, July 17 (MENA) - Antiquities Minister Mamdouh el Damaty announced that part of archaeological storehouses that go back to the Ramesside Age (19th and 20th Dynasties) was discovered in Sharqiya. The storehouses, which grouped clay ....

  • Hotel occupancy rate during Eid vacation surpasses 90% - minister

    Date: 2015-07-16 14:42:46 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:62 - ID:2996901

    CAIRO, July 16 (MENA) - Hotel occupancy rates in tourist areas during Eid vacation surpass 90 percent, Tourism Minister Khaled Rami said on Thursday. Reservations in Sharm hotels hit 93%, 95% in Ain Sokhna and Ras Sedr, 90% in Hurghada and 91% ....

  • Tourism minister meets Egypt's next ambassador to Germany

    Date: 2015-07-15 13:33:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:60 - ID:2990097

    CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - Tourism Minister Khalid Ramy held talks with Egypt's next ambassador to Germany Badr Abdel-Aati on the ministry's efforts to lure more German tourists. Before being appointing to the post, Abdel-Aati served as the ....

  • IDSC denies news about travel bans on Egypt

    Date: 2015-07-15 13:12:31 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:54 - ID:2990013

    CAIRO, July 15 (MENA) - The Cabinet's Information and Decision Support Center (IDSC) denied on Wednesday reports that Ireland, Canada, England and Australia issued travel bans on Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada and Luxor. In its semi-monthly report ....

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