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Egypt's new international airport to open in July 2022

05/20/2022 | Society / Institutions

EGYPT. According to the Egyptian Ministry of Civil Aviation, the country's new international airport, Sphinx International, will be operational by mid-July 2022.

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Partial but important return of tourists to Morocco and Tunisia

04/28/2022 | Services

MOROCCO/TUNISIA. Figures will remain well below 2019, but the summer of 2022 looks much better than 2020 and 2021.

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Egypt seeks further IMF support to underpin its comprehensive economic programme

03/24/2022 | Society / Institutions

EGYPT. Faced with the development of the war in Ukraine and its consequences on their country, the Egyptian authorities are launching a comprehensive economic programme and requesting new financial assistance from the International Monetary Fund.

USAID releases $50m to boost tourism in marginalized regions of Tunisia

02/03/2022 | Society / Institutions

TUNISIA / UNITED STATES. The American Agency for International Development releases 50 M$ to finance the project "Visit Tunisia" intended to relaunch tourism in the Tunisian marginalized regions.

Cruises return to Tunisia after a two-year hiatus

02/01/2022 | Transport

TUNISIA. The Tunisian Ministry of Tourism and Handicrafts has unveiled the return of cruises to the port of La Goulette, near Tunis, in March 2022.

Morocco to reopen its airspace

01/31/2022 | Transport

MOROCCO. After two months of closure to limit the arrival of the Omicron variant of Covid-19, Morocco has decided to reopen its airspace to flights departing from and arriving in the country as of Monday 7 February 2022.

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The World Bank prescribes to Tunisia an improvement of the business climate

01/25/2022 | Society / Institutions

TUNISIA. In an economic bulletin on Tunisia, entitled "Economic reforms to emerge from the crisis", the World Bank calls for the "implementation of decisive structural reforms" and the "improvement of the business climate".

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Southern European passports among the most "powerful" in the world

01/13/2022 | Society / Institutions

MEDITERRANEAN. As it has done every year for the past 17 years, the British consultancy Henley & Partners has drawn up a hierarchy of the most powerful passports in the world, those that allow their holders to access the greatest number of destinations without having to apply for a visa...

Italy restricts entry to its territory for the holiday season

12/16/2021 | Society / Institutions

ITALY. The Italian Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Republic of San Marino have decided to tighten entry requirements for the holiday season.

Morocco and Israel decide to extend the closure of their borders

12/14/2021 | Transport

MOROCCO / ISRAEL. To protect themselves from the new wave of Covid-19, the Moroccan and Israeli authorities decide to extend the suspension of passenger flights to and from their countries.

The Moroccan tourism sector is brooding

12/02/2021 | Services

MOROCCO. Already very weakened by two years of crisis Covid, the professionals of tourism fear that the closing of the borders of Morocco will strike a fatal blow to them.

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The Tourism Recovery Programme will support the Tunisian tourism sector

10/07/2021 | Services

TUNISIA. The Tpe and Pme of the Tunisian tourist industry will be able to benefit from the Tourism Recovery Programme proposed by enpact and TUI Care Foundation to relaunch themselves after the pandemic.

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Morocco is gradually reopening its air borders

06/07/2021 | Services

MOROCCO. The Moroccan Ministry of Foreign Affairs has announced the "progressive" reopening of air borders to and from Morocco as of Tuesday 15 June 2021 and only for certain countries.

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Mediterranean chambers of commerce call for unification of travel protocols

05/31/2021 | Services

MEDITERRANEAN. The Association of Chambers of Commerce and Industry of the Mediterranean believes that a return to the previous figures of tourist numbers is possible from 2021.

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Covid-19 vaccine as a new passport to boost tourism in the European Union

05/20/2021 | Society / Institutions

EUROPEAN UNION. The twenty-seven member states of the European Union have reached an agreement to allow entry into the EU for travelers from third countries who have received the necessary doses of Covid vaccines.

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Libya's economic outlook: Too many clouds block the horizon of a diversification

04/20/2021 | Society / Institutions

LIBYA. Libya must recover from ten years of internal conflict and tackle not only its reconstruction, but the diversification of its economy. However, a prerequisite for this is the establishment of a genuine state and administration.

Morocco cancels all flights with France and Spain

03/30/2021 | Transport

MOROCCO / SPAIN / FRANCE. Moroccan authorities are suspending all flights to and from Spain and France and closing the borders of Ceuta and Melilla.

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The number of overnight stays has dropped by more than 80% in 2020 in the countries of Southern Europe

03/17/2021 | Services

EU. Covid-19 and its restrictions have caused a loss of 1.5 billion nights in EU hotels. Southern European establishments remain largely the most affected.

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French skies turn scarlet red with the abyssal losses of Air France, ADP and Airbus

02/18/2021 | Transport

FRANCE. Air France announces a loss of €7.1 billion in 2020, while ADP loses 60% of its passengers and Airbus revenues decline by 29%.

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The Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region is (already) preparing for the tourism recovery

02/16/2021 | Services

FRANCE. Jean-Baptiste Lemoyne, Secretary of State for Tourism, recalled the importance of preparing the tourism sector for the rebound as Renaud Muselier, President of the Provence-Alpes-Côte d'Azur Region, unveiled four new support measures for the recovery of tourism.