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Information for the over 60s - make of it what you will!
As I stated recently, I asked at the Alexandria passport office two weeks ago if it was true that you did not need to renew your visa if you...
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Flying out 2 weeks ago from Hurgharda picked the wrong queue, the head of Customs or somesuch.
He was taking time on all the passports, he took twice as long on mine,
As I was trying out this visa...
Egypt is preparing for the birth of its 100 millionth baby. The forecast was made by the digital population clock at the front of the headquarters of the Central Agency for Mobilization and...
Apologies if this news has already been shared. Then again, I think it will be good news for many so probably worth sharing more than once.
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EasyJet to resume flights between the UK and Sharm...
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Unless it’s changed recently - and, Heaven knows, there’s been plenty of changes - the South Sinai visa ( actually it’s just a stamp in your passport) is for 15 days and applies to all the South...
There is growing concern that Egypt is no longer the cheap option for holidays - particularly winter holidays - and the constant hike in prices ( e.g. museum and site entry fees) could lead to a...
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Whilst the tourist numbers have almost returned to pre-revolution numbers, I agree with Who2 that it has little- nothing really - to do with the efforts of the Egyptian tourism authorities, minister,...
the Red Sea Tourist Guides Syndicate threatens to strike over christmas holidays.
The conflict between the members of the Red Sea Tourist Guides Syndicate and the Chamber of Tourism Companies...
“700,000 French tourists visited Egypt during 2019” that is 2,000 a day with 5-10 inward flights each day and 5-10 outwards on...
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Maybe I've overstated the French tourist lie - bur not the investment claim - but does anyone notice large French numbers on the coast or at Luxor? If they behave as in Australia they usually make a...
Well almost – in an equal opportunity society – which Israel is with its 1.6 million Arabs/Palestinians and its professional and public life full of women...
Two years after the United Arab Emirates (UAE) created the region’s first Ministry of Happiness and Wellbeing in 2017, its ranking went from 28 to 21 in the 2019 World Happiness Report.
Egypt was...
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Great, brilliant, does that mean I'm getting further from the 'madding crowd ?.... 8)
The occasional stats on tourist arrivals or anecdotes from members of this forum just obscure the full story. The tourism industry is very sick and the Central Bank...
According to undisclosed sources moves are afoot to appoint new governors......this after the big shuffle last year. I have some doubts about this post....and will correct later if necessary.
As...
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Cairo – Mubasher: The Egyptian president Abdel Fattah El-Sisi appointed sixteen new governors on Wednesday, according to state-run television.
The newly-appointed governors include Abdel Hamid Abdel...
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