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The Grand Egyptian Museum is dominating the conversation on Egypt in the international press this morning as Tourism Ministry Ahmed Issa’s suggestion that the site could be open to visitors by next May.
Issa told CNN’s Richard Quest we can expect the official opening of the GEM “probably between February and May” of 2024, saying, “We’re focused on the final touches — on lighting and audio guides. We’ve inspected the ticketing and security systems. I think we’re advancing very quickly and within the next couple of months we’ll be able to get some tourists in — in terms of soft opening to test the systems. The official opening day will probably be between February and May.”
The museum is getting tons of ink in the global art and design press, with ArchitecturalDigest, ArtNews, and The Collector all taking note. It’s also getting ink in the travel and construction trade media.
Also on the tourism front: Egypt was named one of Lonely Planet’s top 50 travel destinations for 2024. Meanwhile, a British inquest has found that a UK couple on holiday here died of carbon monoxide poisoning, according to the BBC.
PLUS- Wegz Worldwide: Spotify’s most streamed artist across the MENA region in 2022, Egyptian rapper Wegz, is the subject of a New York Times profile as he completes the ninth stop of his world tour.
