Articles tagged “egypt”

If Egypt is still searching for reasons it can't get its tourism industry back on track it doesn't have to look any further than it's lack of consistent travel policies. Who wants to book a trip when a political feud may get it cancelled?

Egypt's tolerance is being tested on all fronts, including for sects within its own dominant religion as well. Among other things, big tourism dollars are at stake here.

Dubai has been consistently attractive to hotel investments, but Saudi Arabia is the hot destination on the market as wealth, tourism, and business deals flood to the kingdom in the wake of Arab Spring.

Thomas Cook will likely be reviewing its relationships with suppliers in all its markets while Egyptian authorities need to realize the importance of professional regulators if they want to keep visitors coming.

Luxor is far from the unrest of Tahir Square, yet the ripple effects of the revolution hit this tourist destination harder than it would a city that has a mix of leisure and business travelers.

One of Egypt’s biggest tourism draws is diminishing as criminals remove artifacts and the antiquities ministry, left with few funds from tourism, can do little to remedy the asset drain.

Sharm el-Sheikh became the crowded European armpit of cheap beach tourism in Egypt, and now some cleaning isn't necessarily bad in long term, but laws like this will definitely cause more pain in the short term.

After its third related announcement, Norwegian can go ahead and drop Egypt from its itineraries indefinitely while allowing the Mediterranean destinations that take its place to celebrate their upcoming boost in families and grannies.