Egypt Named among 52 Places To Go in 2020 - New York Times

Egypt was selected among the best 52 destinations to go in 2020, according to the New York Times. 

The US newspaper attributed choosing Egypt to many reasons, topped by the opening of the much-expected Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in the last quarter of this year. 

"The Egyptians are building like the pharaohs to finish the massive and much-anticipated Grand Egyptian Museum in time for its scheduled gala opening later this year," the newspaper reported. 

At $1 billion, GEM will host 10,000 antiquities, 5,000 of them belong to King Tutankhamun, as well as a collection of artifacts that were being discovered recently. 

[caption id="attachment_85813" align="aligncenter" width="962"] Tutankhamun's Tomb in The Valley of The Kings[/caption]

The report mentioned the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization and an ancient tomb of colorful frescoes in the Saqqara Necropolis. 

It also highlighted how it is easy to reach Cairo and become near the Pyramids Plateau and GEM via the new Sphinx International Airport. 

The list included Washington, British Virgin Islands, Bolivia's Rurrenabaque, Greenland, Sicily, Paso Robles of California, Salzburg, Tokyo, La Paz, The Bahamas, Malaysia's Sabah, and other cities. 

Moreover, Haute Living, the luxury lifestyle magazine, named Cairo as one of the 20 must-visit attractions in 2020. 

[caption id="attachment_86338" align="aligncenter" width="1024"] Khan Al Khalili of Cairo[/caption]

It said that 30,000 treasures that have never been seen by the public will be displayed at GEM. 

Paris, Galway, London, Tokyo, Kyoto, Beijing, Washington, Singapore, Dubai, Boston, Jamaica, Montenegro, Rwanda, São Paulo, the Malpes, St. Bart’s, Rijeka, British Virgin Islands were among the Haute Living's list.