Category: News

2021 DIVE Travel Awards – Two Weeks Left to Vote!

There are two weeks left to vote for your favourite scuba diving destinations, dive centres and resorts and liveaboards in the 2021 DIVE Travel Awards. As is always the case, there have been some notable last-minute moves, and a solid bit of ca…

Airline route from Sharm el-Sheikh to Luxor to be reinstated this month

The airline route from Sharm el-Sheikh to Luxor will be reinstated at L.E. 1,800 for a roundtrip starting from Oct. 27. Minister of Tourism Khaled al-Enany and Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Manar met to discuss promotion of tourism, whe…

United Nations anti-corruption gathering to meet in Sharm el-Sheikh in December

The ninth session of the Conference of the States Parties to the United Nations Convention against Corruption (UNCAC) – COSP9 – will be held in Sharm el-Sheikh, Egypt, from 13 to 17 December 2021. A wide range of topics will be dis…

Sharm El-Sheikh receives first direct flight from UK following year-long suspension

Sharm El-Sheikh International Airport received on Saturday their first tourist flight from London following the resumption of direct air travel between the UK and Red Sea resorts after more than a year’s suspension due to the corona…

EgyptAir begins operating flights from Romania to Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada

EgyptAir declared Wednesday sealing deals with large travel agencies in Romania to operate flights from Bucharest and Cluj to Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada during Christmas holidays. The jets operated are Airbus A320Neo, Airbus A22…

Camel racing storms back in Sinai after virus hiatus

Shrouded in a vast sand cloud kicked up by the hump-backed beasts, more than 500 camels were loudly cheered on by their owners dressed in traditional jalabiyas and headdresses. Camel racing is a popular traditional sport in many Arab countri…

Short visit by Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities to Armenian capital, Yerevan

On his way to the Georgian capital Tbilisi to attend the 112th session of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization, which will start its activities on Wednesday September 16, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism & Antiquities Kha…

Egypt receives 126000 tourists, one suspected coronavirus case since 1 July

Egypt received 126,000 tourists since it has reopened its seaside resorts of Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada and Marsa Matrouh to international flights and foreign tourists on 1 July after a three-month stoppage due to the coronavirus pandemic…

Egypt to require all those arriving to country to present negative PCR test starting 1 September

Egypt said it will require all travelers arriving to the country to present a negative Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) lab test result certificate for the coronavirus starting September 1, Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly announced in a n…

Egyptair operates 28 int’l flights on 1st day of Eid – Egypttoday

EgyptAir announced the schedule of its regular international flights on Friday, which marks the first day of Eidul Adha. The announced schedule includes 28 international flights in addition to the domestic and cargo flights it operates da…