Posted in Beijing Olympic Games, Egypt on Aug 2nd, 2008
Chinese in Egypt are busy preparing for celebrations as the Beijing Olympic Games is drawing near.
“The Beijing Olympics is an honor and pride to all Chinese across the world,” said Li Xinxin, president of the Chinese-speaking women’s association in Cairo.
She contacted authorized local broadcaster and subscribed to their services in order to watch the games [...]
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Posted in Kenya on May 3rd, 2008
Beatrice Gachenge wrote a story about Kenya’s scoop on allAfrica. Kenya scooped the “Best Leisure Destination” award at the World Travel Fair in Shanghai, China. This was the outcome of a combined effort in the industry to revamp the image of the country, which had been marred by the post-election violence. Apart from participating in [...]
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Posted in Egypt on Apr 29th, 2008
Egypt hopes to boost its tourism earnings by 26 percent to $12 billion by 2011, the official MENA agency reported on Saturday.
The minister said Egypt wants to attract private investors to fund the ambitious plan which also includes developing eco-tourism and medical tourism, limiting the government’s role to supervision and planning.
According to a plan launched [...]
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Posted in Egypt on Apr 26th, 2008
Minister of Tourism Zoheir Garana met on Wednesday 23/4/2008 with visiting director of the China National Tourism Administration Shao Qiwei.
The meeting took up means to promote cooperation in the field of tourism and to increase the number of Chinese tourists visiting Egypt.
In statements following the meeting, Garana said the Chinese tourism market is promising, adding [...]
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