Close to Cairo, Ismailia is an Egyptian city with several tourist attractions and a past connected to Suez Canal. The city is celebrating the 140th anniversary of the inauguration of the canal.
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The country, a traditional destination for visitors seeking history and leisure, is also improving in organizing large conferences. However, infrastructure is lacking and few companies in the field.
The country wants 25% of the tourists who will come for the 2014 Cup to remain in Brazil after the championship matches. As a strategy, the Tourism Institute will present alternative destinations.
The Brazilian Tourism Institute will make extra funds available for the country’s states to complement their foreign tourism promotion budgets during the year of 2010.
Copa Lord, from Santa Catarina, should have its carnival parade next weekend, and the theme should be Marrakech. The school even plans to leave the ‘scent’ of the city in the air.
Exhibition at the Museum of Football, in São Paulo, features photos of football being played in 24 different countries. Among them is a picture of boys playing in front of a amphitheatre, in Tunis.
The Arab Syrian Cultural Centre will open new classes for the Arabic language course in its head office, in São Paulo. The free lessons start in March and enrolment starts on the 22nd.
The Al Ahli holding company chose Brazil as one of the hosts of its contest for young entrepreneurs. The country’s economic status and the fact that it overcame the crisis were the selection criteria.
According to a survey conducted by Euromonitor International, Rio de Janeiro is the most sought destination in the Southern Hemisphere. Dubai and Mecca are among the world’s 15 most visited cities.
A new terminal at the Hurghada airport will cost US$ 273 million and will raise the traffic capacity to 7.5 million passengers. In Cairo, a complex will include a five-star hotel and theme park.
A group of university students from Dubai is in Brazil to participate in a global training program promoted by holding Al Ahli Group. The best team should compete for a US$ 20,000 award.
The growth was 0.15% in 2009, but only in regular flights. If charter flights are added, there was reduction of 0.77%. The global reduction was 4%. There was recovery late last year.
Shiva Nataraj is the only dance school in Brazil to offer a technical training course in Arab dance acknowledged by the Education Ministry. New classes begin each semester and enrolment is open.
The airline is offering packages to the Brazilian public including travel, lodging, transport and tickets to the games.
