One of the biggest fairs in the Arab world, Cairo International Book Fair is slated for 24 January and will continue till 6 February 2012 at Cairo International Conference Centre in El-nasr Road Nasr City, Cairo.
The Book Fair was cancelled in 2011 and it is coming back in 2012. This time Tunisia will be the Guest of Honour and is organized by the Ministry of Culture and the Egyptian General Book Organization.
Scheduled to open daily from 10.00 am to 7:00 pm, the 2012 Book fair is expecting a big turnout. The government has plied public buses from Al Tahrir square, Ramsis square, Ataba, and Abassia to venue in Nasr City. During the fair, the railway authority dole out 50 % discounts on train tickets, to make travel for vacationers on holidays to Egypt affordable and convenient.
Attracting thousands of exhibitors, the leading cultural event is a rage and entices scholars, writers and authors in droves to make mind for Egypt holidays in January. Myriads of intriguing collections of books in Arabic, English and other language will be showcased in the fair. Besides, it will also feature countless art events, seminars and music performances.
The legendary book fair was set up in 1969 for narrowing the gap between the Arabic and foreign language books. The fair featured over 462 publishers from 47 countries and 100,000 titles. No wonder, the 2012 Book Fair makes for a perfect thing for cultural buffs on luxury holidays to Egypt.
Budget vacationers and extravagant travellers on luxury holidays to Egypt can make reservations in nearby hotels like Sonesta Hotel, Nile Hilton Hotel, Peace Hotel, Novotel, Baron and Beirut Hotel.
