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A grounded EgyptAir plane. Reuters/Yiannis Kourtoglou

Egyptian Concerns: Terrorism, Tourism

by Abdul Sattar Hatita | Jun 20, 2016 | Features

Cairo-Finally, the search teams have found the two black boxes of the Egyptian airplane that has crashed in the Mediterranean. The boxes include information that will put an end to the mystery behind the incident which killed all 66 people on board. Over the past...

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South African President Jacob Zuma arrives at a Human Rights Day rally in Durban South Africa March 21 2016 REUTERS Rogan Ward

South Africa Expects Robust Tourism Growth in 2016 after Adjusting Visa Rules

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | May 3, 2016 | World

Tourism in South Africa is anticipating strong growth in 2016 after lifting some strict new visa rules that reduced the number of arrivals in the previous year, Minister Derek Hanekom said on Tuesday. South Africa last year loosened some of the visa rules it...

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president of the Autonomous Province of Trento, and Richard Theiner (2nd R), deputy Landeshauptmann (governor) of South Tyrol, joining a protest against increased border controls at the Austrian-Italian border crossing, Gries am Brenner, Austria, 20 February 2016.

South Tyrol Braces for Border Controls

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Apr 15, 2016 | World

BOLZANO, Italy, April 15 – The mainly German-speaking province of Alto Adige, or South Tyrol, which became part of Italy after World War One, is now looking forward for controls at what many people still consider it as the “unjust border” separating it...

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Turkey to Offer Fuel Subsidies for Flights to Five Tourist Spots

Turkey to Offer Fuel Subsidies for Flights to Five Tourist Spots

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 20, 2016 | Business

FRANKFURT – Turkey will offer jet fuel subsidies for flights to five of its tourist hot spots as part of its efforts to safeguard tourism revenue after a suicide bombing in Istanbul last week killed 10 German tourists. Airlines will receive $6,000 per flight to...

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Turkish Tourism Not Destroyed by Bombing

Turkish Tourism Not Destroyed by Bombing

by Asharq Al-Awsat English | Jan 14, 2016 | Business

ISTANBUL – On a normal winter’s day, Ramazan Uslanmaz would lead two groups of tourists around Istanbul’s historic Sultanahmet district, from the towering minarets of the Blue Mosque to the labyrinthine alleyways of the Grand Bazaar. But since a...