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Salma Ibrahim
Travel & Tourism Reporter
Reports on travel and tourism — the Red Sea and Sinai resorts, Nile cruising, Luxor and Aswan, hotel development, and the visitor economy Egypt depends on for foreign currency. The beat covers tourism as an industry with capacity constraints and seasonal economics, not as a brochure: arrivals are read alongside length of stay and revenue per visitor, because a record year measured only in headcount can still be a weak one.
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Egypt pushes Saudi travel ties and hotel expansion at Malta tourism summit
Egypt's tourism minister courted Saudi officials and global hotel chiefs in Valletta, pressing the case for more visitors, North Coast cooperation and Red Sea yacht tourism.
12 Oct 2026
Naguib Mahfouz Medal 2026 shortlist includes six novels, three by Egyptians
The American University in Cairo Press has shortlisted six novels for the 2026 Naguib Mahfouz Medal, picked from 143 submissions across 23 countries. The winner, announced on 11 December, receives $5,000 and an English translation published by AUC Press.
3 Sept 2026
Tethered Balloon Rising 150 Metres Over Giza Pyramids Nears Trial Runs
Egypt's tourism minister inspected a new tethered balloon rising 150 metres over the Giza plateau on 30 August, with trial rides expected to begin soon.
3 Sept 2026
Egypt sets a $15 fee for entry and transit visas from January 2027 — what travellers need to know
A prime ministerial decree published in the Official Gazette unifies visa and consular fees at $15 from 1 January 2027. The point is standardisation: one fee, everywhere, replacing a patchwork.
31 Aug 2026
The museum effect: what a record tourism year is actually built on
Egypt is heading for its strongest tourism year on record, with the Grand Egyptian Museum drawing crowds daily. The harder question is whether the infrastructure underneath can hold.
30 Aug 2026