The Cabinet, at its meeting yesterday chaired by Dr. Mostafa Madbouly, approved the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities' request to extend the free emergency entry visa for air arrivals at Luxor and Aswan airports during the summer seasons of 2026 and 2027 (from May until the end of October), under the same rules currently in force.
This comes in light of the positive results achieved through this measure in tourist flow indicators from a number of markets whose tourists favour the cultural tourism product, especially in these two governorates.
The Cabinet also approved extending the free transit visa, valid for up to 96 hours, for another additional year ending in April 2027, under the same rules currently in force, which apply to Egyptian airlines, in light of the growth in inbound tourist traffic to Egypt and as part of continuous efforts to strengthen facilities related to entry visas to the country for tourism purposes.
The Cabinet approved the Ministry of Transport's request for a contract between the Egyptian National Railways and Italian joint-stock company Arsenale S.p.A. to provide services for and manage and operate a luxury tourist train supplied by the company at its own expense.
The company is one of the world's leading companies in tourism and developing luxury journeys offering hotel services in Italy and worldwide, and operating the luxury sleeper train represents a tourism project that attracts tourists and helps stimulate domestic tourist traffic for foreign and Egyptian visitors, without adding burdens on the state, according to the official Facebook page of the Egyptian Cabinet.
