With tourists slow to return, Egypt’s resorts and ancient sites face tough winter

With tourists slow to return, Egypt’s resorts and ancient sites face tough winter

CAIRO, Sept 18 (Reuters) – At the Pyramids of Giza, just a handful of tourists walks among the ancient wonders.…

Occupancy rates in Egypt’s major Red Sea resorts 20-40%

Occupancy rates in Egypt’s major Red Sea resorts 20-40%

Hotel occupancy rates in the key Egyptian Red Sea resorts of Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh are 30-40% and 20-25% respectively,…

Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin find in over a century

Egypt unveils biggest ancient coffin find in over a century

Egypt on Saturday unveiled the details of 30 ancient wooden coffins with mummies inside discovered in the southern city of…

Egypt discovers archaeological industrial zone in Luxor’s ‘Valley of the Monkeys’

Egypt discovers archaeological industrial zone in Luxor’s ‘Valley of the Monkeys’

Egypt on Thursday unveiled two archaeological discoveries in Luxor including an industrial zone at the southern city’s West Valley, also…

Qatar disowns tourism official’s comments on visas for “enemies”Tourism Insight News

Qatar disowns tourism official’s comments on visas for “enemies”

A Qatari tourism official said the country would not grant visas to those it considers “enemies” in reference to Egyptian…

Expansive New Kingdom tomb unveiled in Egypt’s LuxorDestinations

Expansive New Kingdom tomb unveiled in Egypt’s Luxor

Archaeologists unveiled recently an unusually large tomb on Luxor’s west bank dated to ancient Egypt’s 18th dynasty. The 3,500-year-old, 450-square-metre…

Red Hot Chili Peppers rock Egypt’s pyramidsLIFE & STYLE

Red Hot Chili Peppers rock Egypt’s pyramids

Californian group Red Hot Chili Peppers played in front of Egypt’s great pyramids of Giza on Friday, entertaining more than…

Uber agrees to pay VAT in EgyptTourism Insight News

Uber agrees to pay VAT in Egypt

Uber has agreed to pay value-added tax on its services in Egypt, Egyptian officials said, a move that may help…

Egypt resumes air freight service to United States after 2015 halt

Egypt resumes air freight service to United States after 2015 halt

EgyptAir has resumed air freight service to New York after a three-year halt following the downing of a Russian airliner…

Egypt’s Sisi opens mega-mosque and Middle East’s largest cathedral in New CapitalDestinations

Egypt’s Sisi opens mega-mosque and Middle East’s largest cathedral in New Capital

President Abdel Fattah al-Sisi inaugurated Egypt’s largest church and mosque in the New Administrative Capital last Sunday, the eve of…