MUSEUMS OF EGYPT

On 8th of October the Embassy of the Arab Republic of Egypt together with the Ministry of Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt organize International Conference „MUSEUMS OF EGYPT. THE MUSEUM OF 21ST CENTURY - MUSEUM PROJECTS FOR CULTURAL TOURISM“The event is initiated by the Bulgarian Foundation for Culture „199“ within the frames of its project “Europe and the World Cultural Heritage”. The project has been implementing since 2009.The activity and opportunities of the Egyptian museums to be presented at the conference. Dr. Nevin Nizar Zakaria , Assistant to the Minister of Antiquities of the Arab Republic of Egypt  for Museum Exhibitions Affairs will be guest-lecturer. The event is organized under the auspices of H.E. Mr. Moayad Eldalie, Extraordinary and Plenipotentiary Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt  with the assistance of...
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FIJET Bratislava Presstrip

Lilia Popova from ABIJET, Editor-in-Chief of The Woman Today magazine, visited Bratislava as part of FIJET presstrip, hosted by Bratislava Tourist Board and FIJET Slovakia, September 26-29.  Journalists, members of FIJET from Croatia, Slovenia, Romania, Bulgaria and Morocco had the wonderful opportunity to walk around the old city of Bratislava and visit its main historical places; to enjoy the view of the beautiful Slovak capital from the 86-meters-high UFO tower with a sky walk outside it; to enjoy the delicious local cuisine in fancy restaurants;  to create sweets in a local candy craft shop; to visit one of the best known museums of modern art – Danubiana Meulensteen Art Museum , situated on an island near Bratislava; to have fun with a real rafting in Wild Water area.     The journalists visited also Red Stone Castle, Vineyard Renaissance House...
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ITIC joins in the celebrations marking the World Tourism Day

The International Tourism & Investment Conference (ITIC) chaired by Dr Taleb Rifai, former Secretary-General of UNWTO, wishes to join all the peoples and nations around the world in the celebrations marking the World Tourism Day. The ITIC which will be held in London on the 1st and 2nd November 2019 at the InterContinental Park Lane Hotel, will contribute to the theme of the World Tourism Day of this year, ‘Tourism and Jobs: A better future for all’. This event will give the opportunity to project owners from Africa, Island nations and emerging destinations, to establish fruitful contacts and connect them with investors. They will be discussing on investments in sustainable tourism that will be beneficial not only to them but also to the local communities through job creation and social inclusion while preserving the environment and enhancing the natural beauty of...
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Greece fixes lower tourists flow this year

If someone will ask Russians about their favorite summer destination many of them will answer “Greece, of course!”. But 2019 summer statistic says the different. According to Heraklion airport information the number of tourists’ arrivals is 20% lower than during the same period in 2018. And that is evident if we check the Russian TO behavior on the destination  ANEX Tour has planned less charters to Crete from Moscow from five to three weekly, having the same two flights from Moscow to Rhodes. But TO has increased the number of packs on the regular flights base.  Mouzenidis Travel cancelled Moscow –Chania charter in the very beginning of the season. Last year this operator fulfilled Moscow-Heraklion flights twice a day.  Now only one flights is on the rout. The good news is that instead of Airbus A319 and Boeing 737 tourists fly on Airbus...
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