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Hotel performance in MENA region split down the Middle
Key hotel performance indicators for the Middle East and North Africa region are split down the middle, but post very good signs of improvement, according to the latest analysis from MKG Hospitality. Turkey - which will celebrate the arrival of the World Travel Awards later this week - has emerged as a star performer in the region, while Bahrain, Tunisia and Morocco have all seen figures hit by political instability in the region.
Red Sea Holidays launches 2012 packages
In the two short years since their launch in 2009, Red Sea Holidays’ great value breaks and expert advice have positioned the operator as the ‘Egyptian Specialists’ in the UK.
Egypt to host official World Tourism Day celebrations
The Egyptian city of Aswan will host the official 2011 World Tourism Day (WTD) celebrations, which will include a High-Level Think Tank on this year’s theme, “Tourism – Linking Cultures” (September 27, 2011).
Egypt hosts annual Koran contest
Egypt’s annual Koran memorization competition will begin August 19, during the holy month of Ramadan.
Egyptian Tourist Authority offers discounts for Ramadan Travellers
Ramadan festivities are about to kick off in Egypt.
Egyptian tourism launches new site to boost recovery
The Egyptian Tourist Authority has launched a new website which allows users to tailor-make their perfect trip to the country while also making it easier for travellers to fit in everything they want to see on holiday. The new website gives users the chance to create their own journeys, and to book the trip through one of the site’s travel agents.
Travelsoon.com: New Pyramids add to appeal of Egypt holidays
Travelsoon.com is hailing a new archaeological discovery as yet another reason to visit Egypt.
Tourism key to the economic recovery of Egypt
As the leading foreign exchange earner and representing one in every seven jobs tourism is key to the economic recovery of Egypt prime minister Essam Sharaf has said. Following discussions with UNWTO secretary-general, Taleb Rifai, and president of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC), David Scowsill, Sharaf confirmed the strategic importance of tourism for the country’s economic recovery and social stability, especially in the current transition period.
Tour operators offer bargain North Africa holidays
Tour operators are offering bargain packages to North Africa in a bid to lure holidaymakers back following the civil unrest earlier this year. Tui Travel has reduced the price of some holidays to Egypt, Tunisia and Morocco by nearly half to address the slump in visitor numbers. The travel giant has lost £29 million as a result of unrest.
Princess Cruises reinstates Egypt cruises
Princess Cruises has reinstated calls to Egyptian ports as calm returns to the region. It had modified itineraries on 18 sailings in February due to political unrest in the country.
United States relaxes Egyptian travel warning
Officials at the US state Department have downgraded the travel warning for citizens considering travel to Egypt, urging Americans to consider the risks rather than avoid all nonessential travel. The security situation in Luxor, Aswan, and the Red Sea Resorts, including Sharm-el-Sheikh, is now considered calm, the State Department said.
Gap Adventures Resumes Tour Operations In Egypt
Gap Adventures, the world’s largest independently-owned adventure tour operator, has announced that it will resume tour operations in Egypt beginning 17 March 2011.