Al-Ahram Weekly   Al-Ahram Weekly
4 - 10 May 2000
Issue No. 480
Published in Cairo by AL-AHRAM established in 1875 Issues navigation Current Issue Previous Issue Back Issues

Back on the beaten track
In an exclusive interview with Rehab Saad, Minister of Tourism Mamdouh El-Beltagui, unfolds the details of Egypt's commemoration of the Holy Family's route through Egypt

More than a tourist attraction
Current efforts to inspire interest in sites visited by the Holy Family have focused solely on the allure of a revived pilgrimage, but Walid Helal says promoting the route will take a national effort

Ready or not
For the towns touched by Egypt's heavily-promoted launch of the so-called holy route next month, it is now or never to be seen and heard on the revamped tourist map. Rehab Saad visits the city of Assiut to find out if this key stop is ready for a rush


 
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