Getting here, getting around, and what to do on the coast.
A technical fault in Britain's air traffic control systems is disrupting flights to and from Hurghada and Sharm el-Sheikh, the Egyptian Airports Company has announced. The Arabic reports give no numbers, no airlines and no all-clear time.
9 September 2026
Air Cairo has operated its first flight from Hurghada International Airport to Jeddah carrying Umrah pilgrims, Youm7 reports — a new Saudi link from the Red Sea coast's main gateway.
5 September 2026
A decree published in the Official Gazette sets a US$15 fee for Egyptian entry and transit visas from 1 January 2027 — after this winter and spring season on the Red Sea coast.
4 September 2026
The ground-handling group has added another Pearl Lounge at Hurghada International — its third at the airport and its 24th in Egypt, according to Passenger Terminal Today.
2 September 2026
The head of the Egyptian Tax Authority says the departure fee travellers pay when leaving Egypt has been in place for years, and that the latest amendment to the law simply standardises it at EGP 100.
2 September 2026
The museum authority's chief executive has confirmed the Grand Egyptian Museum will close to visitors on 2 September, with reasons to be announced later — a date worth checking against any Cairo excursion booked from a Red Sea resort.
19 August 2026
The low-cost carrier intends to add 70 weekly flights to Egypt from October, Al Mal reports — without saying how many would land at Hurghada or Marsa Alam.
19 August 2026
The Egyptian Airports Company is preparing to bring in specialized contractors to control birds and wildlife around Hurghada International Airport, Egypt Independent reports.
16 August 2026
Six family archetypes, six honest verdicts — the toddler logistics unit, the snorkel-obsessed, the teens who need other teens. Which Red Sea base fits the family you actually are, with the catch each brochure leaves out.
1 August 2026
Eight towns share one coast and almost nothing else. One honest verdict per town, El Gouna to Marsa Alam, each ending with who should choose it — and who should skip it.
1 August 2026
Six day trips from the desk's excursion pages, ranked on one axis: what the day takes from you in hours, pre-dawn alarms and minibus seats, against what it actually gives back. No prices, every caveat kept.
1 August 2026
Twenty-five kilometres apart, one shared airport, almost nothing else in common. Ten honest differences between El Gouna and Hurghada — money, hassle, beaches, diving, kitesurfing — and who should book which.
1 August 2026