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CTC earmarks largest budget ever for training, tourism promotion: chief

Date: 2019-12-29 16:52:25 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:59 - ID:8248365

CAIRO, Dec 29 (MENA) - The Chamber of Tourism Companies (CTC) has increased its budgetary allocations for diversifying training programs to cover travel agents and their staff, the chamber's general assembly announced Sunday. In a statement ....

Traffic at Marsa Alam Airport observes momentum

Date: 2019-12-29 13:01:14 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:39 - ID:8247826

HURGHADA, Egypt, Dec 29 (MENA) - Marsa Alam International Airport has witnessed an increase in the number of flights coming from European countries, especially Germany, Italy and Poland on the occasion of Christmas and the New Year, said Head of ....

Cabinet approves ministerial group to promote tourism: minister

Date: 2019-12-28 19:41:56 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:37 - ID:8247455

HURGHADA, Dec 28 (MENA) - The cabinet has approved a decision to form a new ministerial group to consider tourism-related issues, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled Al Enani said Saturday. Enani made his remarks during a meeting with a ....

Antiquities min. holds meeting with investors on tourism cooperation

Date: 2019-12-28 18:01:59 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:34 - ID:8247419

CAIRO, Dec 28 (MENA) – Antiquities and Tourism Minister Khaled Anany held an intensive meeting with 70 investors and representatives of tourism sector to discuss cooperation with the ministry in the coming period. The Ministry of Antiquities ....

Tourism promotion on top of ministry's agenda in period ahead: deputy minister

Date: 2019-12-28 15:50:42 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:28 - ID:8247162

GIZA, Egypt, Dec 28 (MENA) - Deputy Minister of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ghada Shalabi underlined Saturday the need to capitalize on Egyptian antiquities for tourism promotion. She also asserted the need to raise the citizens’ awareness ....

Cabinet denies any plans to sell archaeological Saladin citadel site

Date: 2019-12-27 14:09:39 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:20 - ID:8246008

CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) - The cabinet’s media center denied reports circulated in some websites and social media networks claiming that the government plans to sell the archaeological Salah El-Din (Saladin) Citadel site to Egypt’s sovereign wealth ....

Cabinet denies drowning of archaeological sites due to bad weather in Alexandria

Date: 2019-12-27 13:00:57 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:18 - ID:8246022

CAIRO, Dec 27 (MENA) - The cabinet denied reports circulated on websites and social media pages claiming that several archaeological sites in Alexandria have sunk due to bad weather. In a statement on Friday, the cabinet media center said that ....

PM inspects development works in Old Cairo

Date: 2019-12-26 20:01:03 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:41 - ID:8245457

CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) – Prime Minister Mustafa Madbouli inspected Thursday the development works in some of Old Cairo suburbs, including areas of Magra El-Oyoun Fence, Leather Tanneries, and the surroundings of the National Museum of Egyptian ....

EgyptAir operates 402 internal flights to touristic cities during Christmas

Date: 2019-12-26 15:31:38 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:25 - ID:8245190

CAIRO, Dec 26 (MENA) - EgyptAir operates 402 internal flights to the country's coastal and touristic cities during the Christmas period. The flights include 64 to Sharm el Sheikh, 60 to Hurghada, 114 to Luxor, 105 to Aswa, 14 to Borg el Arab, 8 ....

Aswan's Kom Ombo Temple receives 3,000 tourists Tuesday: official

Date: 2019-12-24 21:28:49 GMT - Egypt - Tourism and Archeology - SN:72 - ID:8242963

ASWAN, Dec 24 (MENA) - The Temple of Kom Ombo in northern Aswan received Tuesday as many as 3,000 foreign visitors from different nationalities, said an official from the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities. The temple is attracting large number ....