Here are the latest news, updates, events and openings from the Egyptian Tourism Authority.
The Egyptian government has allowed international travellers back since 1 July 2020, while Egypt has been on the UK Government’s Green List since October 2021.
National Geographic Traveller (UK) has just announced that Egypt has made it onto the Best of the World list for 2023.
It’s the centennial anniversary of the discovery of Tutankhamun’s tomb on 4th November, and 200 years since the Rosetta Stone was deciphered.
All eyes will be on Egypt’s Red Sea coast as it hosts the 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP27) in Sharm El Sheikh from 6-18 November.
The long-awaited opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum in Cairo is planned to open in late 2022. With an average flight time of five hours and year-round sunshine, Egypt is most definitely open for business.
The 100th Anniversary of the Discovery of Tutankhamun’s Tomb:
On 4th November 1922, British archaeologist and Egyptologist Howard Carter uncovered King Tutankhamun’s tomb in the Valley of the Kings in Luxor.
In February 2023, it will also be the 100th anniversary of when the door to Tutankhamun’s burial chamber was finally opened to reveal a room of ancient shrines.
As part of the 100th anniversary celebrations, more than 150 objects found in the pharaoh’s tomb are currently on a world tour en route to their new home in the Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza.
For more information visit egypt.travel
200 years since the Rosetta Stone was deciphered:
On September 27, 1822, French Egyptologist Jean-Francois Champollion finally deciphered the ancient Egyptian hieroglyphs of the Rosetta Stone.
Discovered in the city of Rosetta by French soldiers in 1799 AD, the ancient stone written in 196 BC in demotic and Greek hieroglyphic text is a letter of thanks from Memphis priests to King Ptolemy V.
A new exhibition at the British Museum in London celebrates the 200-year anniversary of the breakthrough. Find out more about the Rosetta stone.
The Opening Of The Grand Egyptian Museum in Giza:
The Grand Egyptian Museum is set to finally open soon.
After two decades and an estimated cost of a billion dollars, the long-awaited museum built on the edge of the Pyramids will showcase nearly all the 5,000 finds from Tutankhamun’s tomb.
Along with King Tut’s treasures, the 5.3-million-square-foot complex will display the 3,200-year-old statue of Ramses the Great alongside its 100,000-strong collection of Egypt’s most ancient artefacts.
To learn more about the Grand Egyptian Museum visit grandegyptianmuseum.org
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, Sharm el Sheikh:
The 2022 United Nations Climate Change Conference, known as COP27, will be held in Sharm El Sheikh from Sunday 6th until Friday 18 November 2022.
Marking the 30th anniversary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, the 198 countries will come together in Egypt’s popular Red Sea resort.
President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, said: “I deeply believe that COP27 is an opportunity to showcase unity against an existential threat that we can only overcome through concerted action and effective implementation.”
It will focus on three main areas; reducing emissions, helping countries to prepare and deal with climate change, and securing technical support and funding for those developing countries.
There will also be themed days for focused talks on issues including gender, agriculture and biodiversity. To find out more about Egypt’s involvement with COP27 visit cop27.eg
Egypt makes National Geographic’s Best of the World list 2023:
National Geographic Traveller (UK) has just unveiled its annual list of 35 inspiring destinations for 2023.
Egypt makes it into the Culture section, alongside the Appian Way, Italy and Longmen Grottoes in the Henan Province of China.
A month-long stay in Egypt beats UK’s cost of living crisis:
This week, easyJet holidays launched a 28-day package to the five-star Stella Gardens Resort in Hurghada from £650 per person.
With claims that “it’s cheaper than staying in the UK thanks to the cost of living crisis” the month-long holidays sold out in under 24 hours.
A number of hotels and resorts are also opening their doors in Egypt including The Chedi El Gouna, and Four Seasons Hotels and Resorts in Luxor in 2025 while Serry Beach Resort joins Preferred Hotels and Resorts.
For more information about Egypt, visit: Egyptian Tourism Authority
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