Africa - Russian Travel Digest

21.11.2016

ATOR: there are chances for opening of Egypt on the New Year dates

According to the executive director of ATOR Maya Lomidze, two factors are preventing to make correct prediction on the New Year destinations. The first is sustained position of Egypt, which obtained in previous years not less than 50% of the winter tourist flow. And the second - a continuing trend of…

01.11.2016

Sokolov said about the possibility of the resumption of flights to Egypt on New Year's Eve

“The decision of the resumption of air links with Egypt will be concluded after the Egyptian side will complete all the work in the field of the implementation of a comprehensive security plan”, - said the Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov. We are actively cooperating now with the Egyptian side…

18.10.2016

The Egyptian authorities have promised to eliminate the shortcomings in airport security till winter

“The Egyptian authorities have to remove shortcomings, which were identified by Russian experts in the airport security of the local airports, in order to launch the flights between the two countries in winter”, - said the source familiar with the situation. "At Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada airports…

16.10.2016

The hotel occupancy at the Egypt resorts is only one-third

Following the results of the year the Sharm el-Sheikh and Hurghada will show the lowest level of occupancy for the last few years period due to the lack of Russian tourists - according to the data of "Journal of ATOR", which is referring to the report of the company Colliers International. The analysis…

10.10.2016

Egypt Air has requested Moscow's permission for weekly flights

Egypt's national carrier Egypt Air airline has requested the Russian aviation authorities the time slots to perform weekly flights for the autumn-winter period. The head of Egypt Air Safuat Muslim He told reporters. "We sent the request to Russia about providing three flights a week, starting from October…

09.10.2016

Dvorkovich hopes for the resumption of air links with Egypt until the end of the year

The Russian Deputy Prime Minister Arkady Dvorkovich expects that air traffic with Egypt will resume before the end of this year. Answering the question about a possibility that air traffic will be opened before the end of 2016, he said: - "I hope. At least the Cairo airport - there is a better situation.…

08.10.2016

Morocco hotels have reduced prices by 30% for the Russians

“Moroccan authorities have reduced prices for hotels by 30% for the Russian market”, - said the director of the National Moroccan Tourist Office in Moscow Samir Riahi Sousse in an interview to “Bulletin of ATOR”. “It is one of the elements of a new strategy to promote Morocco on the Russian market and…

04.10.2016

Air traffic to Egypt can not be resumed until the end of the year

“The security checks at the airports in Egypt revealed again a number of shortcomings, the resumption of air links with Russia before the end of the year is unlikely”, - said "Interfax" a source, which is familiar with the situation, on Monday. "For the last time at the Cairo airport a lot of various…

30.09.2016

The head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation described the information about the beginning of the flights to Egypt in October as the rumors

The head of the Ministry of Transport of the Russian Federation Maxim Sokolov has not confirmed the fact that flights between Russia and Egypt can be resumed in October. "Yes, indeed, this are speculations", - said Sokolov on the "Russia 24" (VGTRK) TV channel on Friday. Additionally, the Minister of…

28.09.2016

Tour operators: Russian tourists are interested in possible tours to Egypt.

“Russian tourists are already interested in the possible tours to Egypt, but the prices after the opening direction can be quite high”, - told tourism industry experts to the portal "Interfax-Tourism". "Every day several dozen customers call us with a question, when Egypt will be opened. The clients,…

27.09.2016

The resumption of air traffic between Russia and Egypt will start in October from Cairo.

According to “Al-Masri al-Yawm" newspaper, which is citing a source in the Ministry of Civil Aviation of Egypt – the air traffic between Egypt and Russia may be resumed in October, The traffic recovery will take place in several stages: at first the flights between Moscow and Cairo will be launched,…

27.09.2016

Russian, Egyptian transport ministers to meet in Egypt next week

Russian and Egyptian ministers of transport is expected to have a meeting in Egypt next week, an official at the Russian Transport Ministry told TASS on Thursday. "A meeting of the Russian Transport Minister with the Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation may happen next week in Egypt," the official said.…

26.09.2016

Egypt’s Civil Aviation chief heads to Moscow for talks on restoring regular flights

Egyptian Minister of Civil Aviation Sherif Fathi head a high-ranking delegation of his country’s officials on a visit to Moscow on Wednesday for talks with Russia on the restoration of regular flights between the two countries, suspended last year over security issues, according to the Egyptian ministry.…

21.09.2016

Russia to send more inspectors to Egypt to check airport security

Russia plans to send another team of inspectors to Egypt in the near future, Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov said on Wednesday. "We will come with another inspection soon, we are working on this with the colleagues from Egypt," Sokolov said speaking on a possible resumption of flights to Egypt. Moscow…

20.09.2016

Tunisia entered into the Top of tourism popular destinations for the first time.

... due to absence of Turkey and Egypt. In 2016 Tunisia for the first time took the third place in the rating of popular destination of tourism - according to the data of the "Hot Line.Tourism” magazine. This result is also confirmed by the Tunisian National Tourist Offices in Russia and CIS countries.…

26.08.2016

Egypt promises new air terminal for Russian tourists

The Egyptian side is ready to provide to Russians a separate terminal at Cairo International Airport, if the influx of tourists from Russia reaches significant levels, press attache of the Egyptian Embassy to Russia Ayman Mousa said on the Rossiya 24 TV channel on Friday. "Egypt will soon open a new…

24.08.2016

Air service with Egypt may be resumed on phased basis — minister

Russia’s Transport Ministry may raise before the country’s leadership the issue of phased opening of a number of Egyptian airports, and Cairo airport may be the first, Russian Transport Minister Maxim Sokolov told reporters on Tuesday on the sidelines of the Territory of Meanings forum. "Theoretically,…

13.07.2016

Lawmaker: Egypt striving to reactivate tourism with Russia

Egypt intends to revive tourism with Russia and proving that point local residents in tourist areas are lining up to learn Russian, Egypt’s parliament speaker, Ali Abdel Aal, said on Wednesday. "We would like to revive our relations in the tourist sphere," Abdel Aal told Valentina Matvienko, speaker…

12.07.2016

Egypt’s parliament speaker says 75% of Russia’s security recommendations implemented

Speaker of Egypt’s parliament, Ali Abdel Aal, said at a meeting with Russian lawmakers that his country has implemented 75% of its liabilities concerning security guarantees to Russian tourists, a Russian lawmaker said on Tuesday. "The speaker said they have implemented 75% of liabilities under our recommendations…

17.06.2016

Egypt may purchase Russian planes only after tourist flow to country rises

Egypt plans to purchase Russian planes only after the tourist flow to the country recovers, the Trade and Industry Minister Tarek Kabil told TASS at the St. Petersburg International Economic Forum (SPIEF-2016) on Friday. "In my understanding the answer is yes," he said when asked whether Egypt plans…