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Chariots of Fire

King Tutankhamun’s chariot to be exhibited in New York

Chariots of Fire

By Hazel Heyer, eTN

(eTN)- Egyptian boy pharaoh King Tutankhamun’s chariot will travel to New York City. This is the first time that a chariot from the tomb of Tutankhamun will be allowed out of Egypt.

US citizen on the no-fly list allowed to return to US

American stuck in Egypt for more than two months coming back to US

US citizen on the no-fly list allowed to return to US

By MATTHEW BARAKAT

McLEAN, Va. – A Virginia man whose travels to Yemen caught the attention of the FBI and landed him on the U.S.

Minister: Egypt tourism unlikely to be hurt by European debt crisis

European Crisis Will Not Affect Egypt Tourism Industry

Minister: Egypt tourism unlikely to be hurt by European debt crisis

Egypt’s tourism industry is unlikely to be hurt this year by Europe’s debt crisis, Tourism Minister Zoheir Garranah said.

Egypt confirms oil leak off the coast of the Red Sea resort Hurghada

Red Sea Oil Leak

Egypt confirms oil leak off the coast of the Red Sea resort Hurghada

CAIRO — Egypt's government confirmed Monday that oil has leaked from one of several rigs operating off the coast of the Red Sea resort Hurghada.

US citizen stuck in limbo in Egypt because he is on US no-fly list

US No-Fly List

US citizen stuck in limbo in Egypt because he is on US no-fly list

By PAUL SCHEMM

CAIRO – A Virginia man said Wednesday he has been stuck in limbo in Egypt for the last six weeks, living in a cheap hotel and surviving on fast food after his name was placed on a U.S.

Egypt tourism revenue soars 24%

Tourists Return To Egypt

Egypt tourism revenue soars 24%

By Alaa Shahine

Egypt recorded a 24 percent increase in tourism revenue in the first quarter of 2010 as the industry recovered from last year’s global financial crisis, the tourism minister said.

Israeli tourists warned of imminent kidnap threat in Sinai peninsula

Israel Warns Tourists In Egypt

Israeli tourists warned of imminent kidnap threat in Sinai peninsula

JERUSALEM — Israel warned its nationals on Tuesday that there was an imminent risk of kidnap attempts by militants against holidaymakers in the neighbouring Sinai peninsula in Egypt.

New discovery in Thebes

False Door Unearthed

New discovery in Thebes

By Hazel Heyer, eTN

A large red granite false door belonging to the tomb of Queen Hatshepsut’s vizier User and his wife Toy has been unearthed in front of

Egypt tourism report - Q2 2010

Egypt Tourism Industry

Egypt tourism report - Q2 2010

The tourism sector appears to have emerged from the relatively sharp downturn that occurred in the first nine months of 2009.

Centara Hotels ventures outside Thailand

HOTEL EXPANSION

Centara Hotels ventures outside Thailand

By Luc Citrinot, Etn staff writer

For long, Centara Hotels have only been synonymous of hotels in Thailand.

CHI Hotels and Resorts opens new regional sales offices in Germany and Egypt

Continuing Expansion

CHI Hotels and Resorts opens new regional sales offices in Germany and Egypt

By eTN Staff Writer

As part of its continuing expansion, CHI Hotels & Resorts, exclusive operators of the Corinthia Hotels Brand worldwide and of the Wyndham and Ramada Plaza brands in Europe, Middle East and ...

Death of Egypt’s king of kings - Tut

Scientific Study Reveals Cause

Death of Egypt’s king of kings - Tut

By Hazel Heyer, eTN

DNA and CT scan analysis of the mummy of the 18th Dynasty pharaoh Tutankhamun (ca.

Tourism contributes to growth of Egypt's economy

Egypt's Economy Boosted by Tourism

Tourism contributes to growth of Egypt's economy

By Abdel Latif Wahba and Alaa Shahine

Egypt’s economy recorded its fastest growth in more than a year in the fourth quarter, boosted by tourism, construction and manufacturing, Economic Development Minister Osman Mohamed Osman ...

Egypt tourism down in 2009, set to recover in 2010

Egypt Tourism Recovery

Egypt tourism down in 2009, set to recover in 2010

By Alaa Shahine and Abdel Latif Wahba

Egypt, home to the pyramids of Giza, recorded a slower-than-anticipated decline in tourism revenue last year and is targeting 6.9 percent growth in receipts in 2010 as the global economy recovers, ...

Avenue of the Sphinxes

City to Become Open-Air Museum

Avenue of the Sphinxes

By Hazel Heyer, eTN

Egypt’s Minister of Culture, Farouk Hosni, and Zahi Hawass, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA), along with the governor of Luxor, Samir Farag, did an inspection tour ...

Egypt woos eco tourists

Egypt

Egypt woos eco tourists

The Egyptian holiday resort of Sharm el-Sheikh intends to slash its carbon emissions in the next decade to woo a growing class of eco-tourists, a senior government official who heads the $335 ...

Tombs of workmen found near Pyramid

Egypt Artifacts

Tombs of workmen found near Pyramid

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

Egyptian archaeologists unearthed a number of tombs that belong to builders of Khufu’s pyramid.

The Arab Tourism Forum coming to Egypt

Forum In Alexandria

The Arab Tourism Forum coming to Egypt

By eTN Staff Writer

On the occasion of selecting Alexandria "The Arab capital for tourism for 2010," World Promotion Center is honored to organize "The Arab Tourism Forum."

Two Sudanese jailed over tourist kidnapping

Sudan

Two Sudanese jailed over tourist kidnapping

By Khaled Abdel Aziz and Andrew Heavens

KHARTOUM - Two Sudanese men who kidnapped a group of tourists in Egypt's southern desert have each been jailed for 20 years, their lawyer said on Wednesday.

Egypt: Tourism beyond the package tour

Egypt

Egypt: Tourism beyond the package tour

By Peter Kenyon

In Egypt, tourism is big business.

Virgin apparition over Christmas

Miracle or Spectacle

Virgin apparition over Christmas

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

In Egypt during Christmas, in the busy, bustling center of Cairo, a miraculous event drew a huge crowd to the downtown area.

A Virgin Mary sighting?

Virgin Apparitionsn 2009

A Virgin Mary sighting?

In Egypt during Christmas, in the busy, bustling center of Cairo, a miraculous event drew a huge crowd to the downtown area.

International e-tourism event kicks off in Egypt

International Organization For The E-Tourism Industry

International e-tourism event kicks off in Egypt

By Motaz Othman, eTN

The second Arab International E-Tourism and E-Marketing Conference started today, December 15, at the Moevenpick Resort El Gouna - Red Sea in Egypt and will last until December 18.

Discoveries at Naqlun

Uncovered Treasures in Egypt

Discoveries at Naqlun

By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

A mission from the Polish Center of the Mediterranean Archaeology of Warsaw University unearthed a decorated clay vessel from a room in the Deir Malak Gubrail monastery in Naqlun, a site in ...

German tourists killed in car-train collision in Egypt

Tourists Killed In Egypt

German tourists killed in car-train collision in Egypt

Three German tourists were killed when their car collided with a freight train near the Egyptian Red Sea resort of Safaga, the official MENA news agency reported.

Monks and residents collide in tiny Assiut

Religious Tourism

Monks and residents collide in tiny Assiut

By By Hazel Heyer, eTN Staff Writer

Assiut is a tiny, reserved, quiet tourist town in Egypt with few post-Pharaonic attractions gaining widespread tourist attention.

Hawass denies forbidding tourists from photographing historic sites

Egypt

Hawass denies forbidding tourists from photographing historic sites

CAIRO - Egyptian Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities (SCA) Zahi Hawass denied on Monday forbidding tourists form photographing Egyptian historic sites.

Two missing after tourist boat sinks in Red Sea

Red Sea

Two missing after tourist boat sinks in Red Sea

ISMAILIA, Egypt - Two Spanish tourists were missing in the Red Sea on Thursday after their dive boat sank in rough water off Egypt's Sinai coast, a popular beach holiday and diving destination, a ...

EMITT announces new partner country: Egypt

East Mediterranean Travel & Tourism exhibition

EMITT announces new partner country: Egypt

By eTN Staff Writer

The organizers of EMITT, the East Mediterranean Travel & Tourism exhibition, have announced that Egypt will be the event’s partner country for 2010.

Granite fragment from Metropolitan Museum of Art goes home to Egypt

Fragment Belongs To Larger Work In Karnak

Granite fragment from Metropolitan Museum of Art goes home to Egypt

By eTN Staff Writer

An ancient Egyptian granite relief fragment inscribed with the name of Amenemhat I, ruler of Egypt from 1991 BC to 1962 BC, is being returned tomorrow, October 29, to its home in Eqypt.

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