Following the success of the award-winning Sinai Trail that opened in 2015, a new hiking route called the Red Sea Mountain Trail has just been unveiled. The 170km-long route, the first long-distance trail in mainland Egypt, highlights the little-visited rugged mountainscapes outside the beachside resort town of Hurghada and heralds the arrival of a new type of tourism in the region: [...]

A report conducted by Colliers’ MENA presented a positive outlook regarding this year’s Egyptian hotel markets including the markets in Cairo, Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh, and Alexandria, asserting that the hotel market has witnessed 34 percent growth so far. “In the first quarter (Q1) of 2019, these markets saw an average Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) [...]

Thanks to the careful planning and tireless efforts of briton Carol King, the previously announced beach clean up went ahead Monday March 11 and was a big success. The beach cleanup targeted a strip of beach just outside El Gouna on municipal land that was littered with plastic, debris and pollutants. The Environment Ministry in conjunction with [...]

The measures necessary to operate a cruise line between Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh are being finalized. The first cruise ship in the line will belong to the Arab Bridge Maritime owned by Egypt, Jordan, and Iraq.  Chairman of the Red Sea Ports Authority Ayman Saleh tells Egypt Today that the first cruise trip will [...]

The Miss World 2018 Committee for Tourism and Environment has chosen Hurghada in the Red Sea governorate to host the Miss World competition in March 2019. Head of the committee Amal Rezq clarified that Hurghada was the best choice to host the competition after it has won several tourist prizes and ranked among the 10 [...]

Disney Live shows will return to Egypt according to a press conference held by the Minister of Tourism Rania Al Mashat yesterday under the auspices of the Ministries of Tourism, Investment and International Cooperation. The guests, amongst which was the Regional Vice President for Feld Entertainment in Europe, the Middle East and Africa (producer of [...]

Tourists from all over the world enjoy kitesurfing now in the Egyptian city of Hurghada’s Gouna, Macadi, and Soma Bay. They enjoy being carried over water in small boards pulled by power kites in Hurghada’s open beaches with no “windbreakers”, which is an ideal spot for this sport. Ahmed El-Sayegh, an owner of a kitesurfing [...]

Leading travel company Thomas Cook announced that British tourists’ bookings to spend their holidays in Egypt have risen by up to 89 percent, which makes a high rate compared with past years. In its 2018 “Holiday Report”, Cook stated that “Brits have returned to Egypt in big numbers and are showing similar enthusiasm for Tunisia [...]

Its not just the UK retirement in Egypt is popular! With the age of eligibility to social security in the US being 66, many retirees often find themselves contemplating relocating to other cities or countries where their pensions would provide for a more comfortable lifestyle. A recent analysis by the reputable personal finance website GOBankingRates [...]

Thomas Cook Airlines’ inaugural flight to Hurghada, Egypt, departs from East Midlands Airport today. Thomas Cook Airlines carry 400,000 customers to and from East Midlands Airport to 18 European destinations each year and has two A321 aircraft based permanently at the airport. The five-hour, 15-minute direct flight operates weekly on a Friday on the Airbus [...]