Electronic visitor ticketing system applied at 110 museums and archaeological sites nationwide
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities announced the completion of the installation and operation of self-service machines for buying tickets to visit the Saqqara archaeological site, allowing Egyptian visitors and tourists to easily buy entry tickets using bank payment cards. This helps ease congestion at traditional ticket windows and supports the shift toward providing smart, advanced services within the Egyptian tourist destination.
For his part, Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, explained that this service is one of the main tools of the integrated electronic system for booking tickets to visit museums and archaeological sites, alongside the option of buying from automated ticket windows or through the official booking website: www.egymonuments.com.
He added that the ministry is working to gradually roll out these machines at the various museums and archaeological sites open to visitors, according to a set timetable, in a way that enhances the quality of services provided and raises the level of the tourist experience.
Dr. Mohamed Shaaban, Assistant Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Digital Services, affirmed that these machines rely solely on electronic payment using bank cards, noting that the electronic booking system also includes the Experience Egypt mobile app, available on the Play Store and the App Store, in addition to the bulk ticket sales center dedicated to tourism companies.
Shaaban stated that the electronic ticketing system has so far been activated at 110 museums and archaeological sites nationwide, most notably: the Giza Pyramids area, the Egyptian Museum in Tahrir, the Citadel of Salah El-Din Al-Ayyubi, the Temple of Deir El-Bahari, Karnak Temple and the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, and the Abu Simbel Temple in Aswan.
This comes as part of implementing the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities' digital transformation strategy and the directives of Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, to develop the level of services provided at archaeological sites and museums and improve the efficiency of the tourist experience for visitors using the latest technological means.
