CAIRO – 28 February 2020: According to the directives of Egypt’s Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly, the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities and Civil Aviation decided to extend the initiative to support domestic tourism in Egypt until May15, instead of February 28. This decision comes in accordance with the package of incentive measures launched by the government to support the tourism and aviation sectors and their workers, based on the directions of Egypt’s President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi, to support the two sectors and their workers and stimulate tourism. The two ministers visited the cities of Hurghada and Marsa Alam in the Red Sea, as well as Luxor and Sohag in Upper Egypt. The initiative aims to reduce domestic airline prices that connect tourist cities within Egypt by organizing flights from Cairo to Luxor, Aswan, Sharm El Sheikh, Taba, Hurghada and Marsa Alam, and from Alexandria to Luxor and Aswan. Also the ticket prices from Cairo or Alexandria to Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada and Taba will be a fixed rate of EGP 1800 and EGP 2000 to Marsa Alam.

Source: Egypt Today February 28, 2021 11:48 UTC