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Hurghada tourism drops 53% y-o-y in 1H2020, Sharm 51%
Hotel occupancy rates in Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh nosedived 53% and 51%, respectively, in 1H2020 amid a pandemic-induced slump…
Egypt’s Sultan Hussein Kamel Palace to soon be restored
The Sultan Hussein Kamel Palace — which is more popularly known as the Sultana Malak Palace — in Heliopolis will…
Alexandria to promote slow tourism as part of EU-funded Med Pearls project
Egypt has launched an EU-funded program designed to promote “slow tourism” and encourage travelers to spend longer stretches of time…
National Bank of Egypt in loan talks with EGOTH, HOTAC to finance hotel renovations
The Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH) is in talks with the National Bank of Egypt (NBE) for…
Your top infrastructure stories of the week
Your top infrastructure stories of the week: Modernizing irrigation systems: The Agriculture Ministry is planning to modernize the irrigation systems…
What we’re tracking on 12 August 2020
National polls for the country’s inaugural Senate election close tonight: President AbdelFattah El Sisi and Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly both…
CNN to run promotional video for GEM
CNN Travel has released a promotional video on the long-awaited Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM), following a partnership the network signed…
What we’re tracking on 11 August 2020
Good morning, friends, and welcome to what is shaping up to be a busy news day. The IMF (quietly) released…
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