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Egypt Swaps Paper Visas for Digital QR Entry Starting Aug. 1

Cairo airport moves to a digital visa-on-arrival system on August 1, replacing the paper-stamp process with a $36 QR-code entry that travelers — or their…

Jul 24
Cruise — River
Egypt

Egypt Pulls Nile Vessel's Permit Over Illegal Waste Discharge

Egypt's Ministry of Water Resources has revoked the operating permit of a Nile cruise vessel in Luxor after finding it illegally discharged waste into the…

Jul 23
Hotels & Resorts

Kempinski Acquires Augustine Prague, Withdrawing It From Bonvoy; Cairo Flagship Takes New Name

Kempinski's acquisition of Prague's Augustine Hotel — the German luxury group's first hotel purchase in more than five decades — removes the property from…

Jul 22
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This week
Kempinski Palace Cairo: Name Change Now, Full Refurb Ahead — Act on BothJul 21
Royal Maxim Palace Kempinski Cairo Is Now Kempinski Palace Cairo — Rebrand Live, Refurb IncomingJul 20
Egypt Moves Visa-on-Arrival to a QR CodeJul 19
Egypt Swaps Paper Visa Stickers for a $36 QR Code Starting Aug. 1Jul 18
This month
Egypt Moves to Digital Visa-on-Arrival at CairoJul 17
Egypt Moves to Digital Visa-on-Arrival Aug. 1Jul 16
Egypt Rolls Out Digital Visa-on-Arrival Aug. 1Jul 15
Egypt Moves to Digital Visa-on-Arrival at Cairo, Effective Aug. 1Jul 14
Kempinski Palace Cairo Is Live — and Already Under ConstructionJul 13
EgyptEgypt Pulls a Nile Cruise Boat's Permit as Waste-Discharge Crackdown WidensJul 12
Egypt Swaps Paper Visas for QR Codes, Effective Aug. 1Jul 12
Egypt Moves to Digital Visa-on-Arrival Starting August 1Jul 11
Egypt Swaps Visa Stickers for QR Codes at Cairo, Starting Aug. 1Jul 9
Cairo Moves to Digital Visa-on-Arrival Ahead of August 1Jul 8
Egypt Digitizes Entry as Fresh Saqqara Tombs Give Private Itineraries New MaterialJul 7
Cairo Swaps Paper Visas for QR Codes Starting Aug. 1Jul 6
EgyptEgypt Pulls a Nile Cruise Boat's Permit Over Waste Discharge in LuxorJul 5
Gulf Advisories Return, Egypt Streamlines EntryJul 5
EgyptEgypt Revokes Nile Vessel's Permit After Confirmed Illegal Waste Discharge Near LuxorJul 4
Egypt Replaces Paper Visa Sticker with QR Code Starting August 1 — Fee Rises to $36Jul 4
EgyptEgypt Revokes Nile Cruise Permit Over Waste Discharge, Nationwide Inspections OrderedJul 3
EgyptEgypt Revokes Nile Cruise Boat Permit After Waste Discharge Detected Near LuxorJul 2
EgyptEgypt Revokes Nile Cruise Operator's Permit After Waste Discharge at LuxorJul 1
EgyptEgypt Suspends Nile Cruise Vessel's Permit for Illegal Waste Discharge in LuxorJun 30
EgyptEgypt Revokes Nile Cruise Permit for July Following Waste Discharge in LuxorJun 29
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