Tourism leaders from Angola, Mozambique, and Egypt called for deeper cooperation and targeted investment in Africa’s tourism sector during a panel at the Global Tourism Forum.

Expectations are high that the museum’s inauguration will boost visitor numbers, particularly among cultural tourism enthusiasts.

By Hatem Maher CAIRO (Reuters) -Egyptian officials are hoping the inauguration of a vast new museum on Saturday will accelerate the revival of a tourism industry hampered for more than a decade by internal upheaval,

Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum is on Friday finally opening its doors, unveiling a vast collection of artefacts – some never before shown to the public – after more than two decades in the making and a series of protracted delays caused by political instability,

NEW YORK, NY (September 12, 2008) – Egypt’s bustling metropolis of Cairo, founded in the 6th century by Arab settlers and now a city of 16 million, will showcase its ancient sites, as well as its mo NEW YORK, NY (September 12, 2008) – Egypt’s ...

The announcement was made during the 12th session of the Conference of Tourism Ministers of OIC member states, currently being held in Uzbekistan. Tourism and Antiquities Minister Ahmed Issa celebrated Cairo's designation, emphasizing the city’s rich and ...

Egypt is finally emerging from an unusually frosty winter, but the political indicators suggest that the country may be in for a long, hot summer. The presidential election scheduled for September is generating more interest and tension than ever, thanks ...