Category: TOURISM
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Egypt Plans to Implement ‘Electronic Visa Application System’ to Attract More Tourists
The step is expected to positively affect the tourism sector and the rate of incoming tourists to Egypt, as it will facilitate the procedures of obtaining the Egyptian visa. President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi ordered to accelerate the implementation of the E-Visa system during his meeting with the Supreme Council for Tourism. Travelers will be able to…
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Egypt to increase visa fees for incoming tourists by 140%
They also added that banks and travel and tour agencies have received notifications from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs regarding the new price, which will be taking effect in July after Prime Minister postponed the implementation that was originally scheduled for Wednesday. The rise in prices is a result of the country’s vital tourism industry…
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Egypt sets up new fund to revive tourism industry
The new fund, which was announced by the Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) on Dec. 26, would finance maintenance and upgrades at hotels, tourist resorts and other tourism facilities with an interest rate of 10%. The CBE also decided to extend the grace period for tourism investors to pay their debts until 2018. Funds would…
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South Aegean named European Region of Gastronomy 2019
The title is awarded each year by the IGCAT (International Institute of Gastronomy, Culture, Arts and Tourism) with the support of European institutions. The award aims to stimulate gastronomic innovation and sustainable tourism. The international jury comprising of IGCAT experts was chaired by Blanca Cros from the Catalan Tourist Agency (Spain), and included Peter Astrup, Central Denmark Region (Denmark); Anna Blaua, Delightfully…