archeology

Egypt's Sharm el Sheikh hosts 17 of world's most influential travel bloggers

Fri, 28 May 2021 - 12:32 GMT

The invitation sent to travel bloggers from Croatia and Serbia includes visits to tourist attractions, entertainment places, Sharm el-Sheikh Museum, and the religious sites Sharm el Sheikh is famous for.

Hurghada Airport receives first tourist flight from Romania

Fri, 30 Apr 2021 - 10:02 GMT

Wizz Air airline is expected to operate two flights on a weekly basis to Hurghada Airport.

Hurghada airport receives first Lithuanian airline’s flight after coronavirus hiatus

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 - 06:47 GMT

Carrying 180 passengers on board, the plane was received by water salute. The passengers were also had a warm reception at the airport, as they were welcomed by flowers.

Rasheed National Museum to hold educational workshops for students, graduates of Faculties of Archeology & Tourism in March, April, May

Tue, 02 Mar 2021 - 03:45 GMT

Rasheed National Museum organizes four educational workshops for students and alumni of the faculties of Archeology, and Tourism and Hotels, through distance education using the Microsoft Teams platform.

Cabinet allocates land plot for prospective Al Tood Hill Resort in Luxor

Tue, 02 Feb 2021 - 12:14 GMT

That is in a bid to boost tourism in Upper Egypt's governorates rich in archaeological sites.

Ministry of Tourism to launch int'l promotional campaign for Egypt

Sun, 27 Dec 2020 - 09:05 GMT

The talks touched on the campaign's basic axes and its strategy to lure tourists from different nationalities.

Egypt partakes in World Travel Market in London

Fri, 13 Nov 2020 - 10:46 GMT

The event was held online with the participation of 150 countries, 1,290 exhibitors, 1,355 representatives of tour operators, airlines, tourism unions and the World Tourism Organization.

EgyptAir operates 27 international flights to 24 destinations

Fri, 17 Jul 2020 - 09:46 GMT

The national carrier operates two flights to Abu Dhabi, Kuwait and Muscat.

Egypt in talks with Albania over tourism traffic resumption

Sun, 12 Jul 2020 - 09:28 GMT

This came in a phone contact between the two ministers, the Tourism and Antiquities Ministry said in a statement on Sunday.

Belarus ambassador: Resuming charter flights to Egypt starting from July

Fri, 19 Jun 2020 - 04:09 GMT

About 258,000 Belarusian tourists visited Egypt in 2019.

Egypt, Peru probe bolstering archaeological cooperation

Fri, 22 Nov 2019 - 02:43 GMT

The Egyptian minister voiced his solidarity with the Peruvian government and people in their war against trafficking in the country’s cultural heritage.

3 persons arrested for trading in archeological artifacts in Assuit

Mon, 28 Oct 2019 - 10:27 GMT

The confiscated artifacts date back to various eras and the arrested people confessed their crimes.

Iconic Tahrir Square to be turned into ‘tourist destination’

Fri, 18 Oct 2019 - 01:07 GMT

A pharaonic obelisk will be transferred to the square.

German, Brazilian tourists visit Minya's archaeological sites

Thu, 08 Aug 2019 - 12:36 GMT

The itinerary of the two-day trip to the upper Egypt city includes tours of Amarna area, Beni Hasan and Tunah Al Jabal archaeological sites.

Tourism Ministry mulls boosting cooperation with China's Sichuan

Fri, 15 Feb 2019 - 02:27 GMT

Rania Al Mashat noted that promoting for opening the Grand Egyptian Museum under the rubric "GEM2020" is a major axis of the Egyptian tourism promotion campaign.

Ancient tomb unearthed near Pyramids of Giza

Mon, 04 Feb 2019 - 08:34 GMT

Several illegal excavations have been reported recently because the owners of the archeological sites are not compensated appropriately by the government.

Egypt ranks second as cruise destination in 2019

Mon, 07 Jan 2019 - 10:26 GMT

Bloomberg has published a list of top cruise destinations recommended for tourists in 2019 where Egypt ranked second.

A tour in Bonn's Egyptian Museum

Mon, 17 Dec 2018 - 02:13 GMT

The museum showcases Qubbet el-Hawa artifacts and a papyrus dedicated from former Defense Minister Tantawi to German counterpart Stoltenberg

Details of Egyptian-Chinese agreements, prospective partnerships

Sat, 27 Oct 2018 - 08:48 GMT

A number of agreements were signed.

In pics: Abusir 'Taposiris Magna', one of the most dazzling archeological cities

Sat, 30 Jun 2018 - 02:24 GMT

The city of Abusir dates back to the Ptolemaic era and includes several Ancient Egyptian monuments.

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