Articles tagged “egypt”

A 17% bump over one of the worst years on record is nothing and demonstrates that despite all the good will travelers felt towards Egypt it isn't doing enough to make foreign visitors feel welcome, post-revolution.

Um, kinda obvious, isn't it. Egypt's still in turmoil, will for a while, and cruise industry's whole business is built on bland normality.

Although tourism improved over 2012, the threat of uprisings and protests coupled with the possibility of regulations limiting usual holiday activities has pushed Egypt to bottom of most travelers’ to-go lists.

Cairo's instability is the main cause of Egypt's tourist cancellations, and it will likely stay like this for a while.

The junket has a two-fold purpose of attracting both Egyptian travelers and the tourists that use Egypt as the gateway into African tourism.

Increased occupancy rates are a sign that the tourism minister’s prediction is more than just a pipe dream, but it will likely take more time for entire region’s tourism reputation to repair.

The combination of national pride and food as as a distinguishing feature in business and travel is putting to rest the notion that to be a fancy restaurant you need to speak French.

Either the airline continues running unprofitable flights as a sign of good will between the two nations with the government’s financial aid or Israel severs one of the lasting relationships it has with the Arab nation.

Social media and tools like Google Maps are being used to chart the spread of unrest that's based upon masses of people who are being dreadfully mis-informed by information learned second hand from the Internet.

Travelers should take notice: Mob violence, unlike the slightly more manageable political unrest, is impossible to navigate.