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Mediterranean ObserverSeptember 14, 2021

“The Blue City Crisis” is a documentary detailing how Covid-19 hijacked the tourism industry in Chefchaouen, the most picturesque city in Morocco. A few decades ago, the Kingdom of Morocco made the strategic decision to take advantage of its favorable weather and location by developing its tourism sector. Over the years, the revenues attained from […]

Mediterranean ObserverSeptember 7, 2021

15 destinations, 65 weekly scheduled services Approximately 500,000 seats on sale Berlin, Dusseldorf, and Lyon extended throughout Winter Air Malta will start operating its Winter flight schedule on the 31st October with a planned 67 return direct weekly scheduled services to 15 major European Airports. London and Paris will be served with an average of […]

Mediterranean ObserverSeptember 1, 2021

The reopening ceremony of Rams Road in Luxor will be a magnet for tourism, especially one-day trips, which represent 80% of the current tourist traffic in the city, according to Mohamed Osman, Head of the Cultural Tourism Promotion Committee in Luxor. Osman pointed out that Luxor owns a third of the world’s antiquities, and narrates […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 31, 2021

Small columns of smoke continue to appear here and there in a vast forest that fell victim to a wildfire in southern Turkey 25 days ago. The blaze was among many to hit the Manavgat district of Antalya province since July 28. It took 10 days for firefighters to put out the flames that further […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 30, 2021

The National Tourism Confederation of Morocco, adopted a new road map, the formation of priority governing bodies, and a work plan for 2021-2024 during the inaugural Governing Body of its new office. According to a Confederate communiqué, the road map highlighted three goals for the period between July and December 2021, taking into consideration the […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 28, 2021

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Egypt, Jordan and Israel are busy preparing for the future, investing significant funds and efforts into improving important religious and heritage sites. Despite the cautious optimism expressed by many countries’ tourism ministries and tour operators throughout the region during the summer, COVID-19 remains, and the tourism sector in all of the Middle East is bleeding. […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 28, 2021

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Morocco is open for tourism and leads COVID-19 immunizations in Africa Morocco reopened on June 15 for vaccinated tourists without testing restrictions from 100+ countries. All inbound travelers must bring a vaccine certificate or negative PCR COVID-19 test results. Fully vaccinated travelers from Morocco’s list B are now allowed entry without quarantine restrictions. Unvaccinated travelers […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 25, 2021

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Egyptian Tourism Minister holds meeting on future promotion plan for Egyptian tourist destinations Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, Khaled El-Anany, has met with representatives of the international company which manages the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Board’s (ETPB) social network accounts. The meeting discussed the future promotion plan for the Egyptian tourist destinations on different social media […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 24, 2021

Tourism receipts fell 58.1% at the end of June 2021 to stand at 8.8 billion dirhams (MMDH), according to the Moroccan Department of Studies and Financial Forecasts (DEPF). For the month of June 2021, tourism receipts increased by 15.2%, benefiting from the gradual reopening of national borders from mid-June and the launch of Operation Marhaba […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 22, 2021

Temple of Karnak was most important place of worship in Thebes (now Luxor). It is where the great Lord Amon, Lord of Thebes, was sanctified Egypt plans to reopen the 2,700-metre-long Avenue of Sphinxes (or Rams Road), a road that connects the Karnak and Luxor temples, eastern Luxor, before the end of the year, Minister […]

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Category: Africa

Morocco | Chefchaouen Blues Await the Return of Tourists

Air Malta Launches its Winter 2021/22 Flight Schedule

Egypt | Luxor’s Rams Road reopening will be magnet for Tourism, especially One-Day Trips

Smoke still lingers in burned Turkish forest almost a Month Later

Morocco | National Tourism Confederation approves a New Road Map

Middle East Looking Forward to More Religious Tourism in Post-Pandemic Era

Morocco is open for Tourism and leads COVID-19 Immunizations in Africa

Egypt prepares Tourism Promotion Campaign on Social Media

Morocco | Tourism receipts down 58% at the end of June

Egypt | History of Karnak Temple and Road of Rams

EU Council adopts VAT in the digital age package

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Applications Open: European Capital of Smart Tourism and European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2026

Applications Open: European Capital of Smart Tourism and European Green Pioneer of Smart Tourism 2026

MHRA Welcomes Qatar Airways’ Return to Malta

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