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What we’re tracking on 14 August 2019
We’re back, ladies and gentlemen. The domestic news cycle during Eid vacation was predictably slow. Thankfully, we’ve been bestowed with…
Egypt aims to increase tourist visits by 11% in FY2019-2020
Egypt is hoping to attract 12 mn tourists in FY2019-2020, an 11% y-o-y increase, according to a government document seen…
Rixos, Eastern Co. for Investment sign agreement to renovate Hurghada hotel
Rixos Hotels has inked a partnership agreement with the Eastern Company for Investment and Tourism Development to “takeover and renovate…
Ancient Egypt’s King Tut coffin needs eight months of restoration work
King Tut’s coffin needs eight months of restoration work: The Antiquities Ministry has handed over Tutankhamun’s gold-plated sarcophagus to a…
Two Cairo hotels mentioned in Travel and Leisure’s best MENA hotels list
Four Seasons Hotel Cairo and Cairo Marriott Hotel both made it onto Travel and Leisure’s list of “The 10 Best…
Airports company gets two Japanese bids to build new terminal in Borg El Arab
The Egyptian Holding Company for Airports and Air Navigation (EHCAAN) received two bids from Japanese companies to build the planned…
Luxury Steigenberger Hotel El Lessan opens in Ras el Bar
Steigenberger has opened its 4.2k sqm Hotel El Lessan in Damietta’s Ras El Bar, the company announced in a statement.…
German tourist bookings to Egypt rise by two-thirds in 2019
German tourist bookings to Egypt increased by 66% so far this year, Peter-Mario Kubsch, owner of German travel agency Studiosus…
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