The Egyptian Tourist Authority, along with the Tourism Promotion Authority, is launching the “Fawanees Ramadan Festival 2011.”

Egypt has always been a popular destination for Arab tourists and this year, the peak season coincides with Ramadan.  Egypt aims to boost tourism during this time to counteract the recent slump caused by the events on and after the 25 of January.  Arab channels have been advertising special Ramadan packages offered by certain Egyptian hotels to encourage travel especially from residents in the Gulf states.  The activities will kick off with a typical felucca ride down the Nile followed by several cultural activities throughout the month.

City.Mobi

Also in Egypt today, City.Mobi is celebrating the success of its new guide to Cairo.

City.Mobi offers the most comprehensive mobile travel guides available, with over 800 cities in 200 countries listed. Each is developed by the City.Mobi team to combine into a single global travel directory.

However, each city retains its own mobile identity via a dedicated domain. Already on offer are Brussels.Mobi, Paris.Mobi, Sanfrancisco.Mobi and Sydney.Mobi.

Cairo.mobi is the latest in this illustrious line up, offering click to call functionality – which means no scribbling down telephone numbers.

Most entries are also linked to websites where users can quickly access more detailed information if needed.

Other key features include information on accommodation, restaurants, attractions, entertainment, nightlife, shopping, and transport.

City.Mobi guides include user reviews and traveller utilities such as a translation guide, currency converter, news and local weather guide.