Areas within Sharm el Sheikh that are exempt from the ban include the airport and the tourist developments of Sharm el Maya, Hadaba, Naama Bay, Sharks Bay and Nabq.

Popular holiday destination Sharm el-Sheikh now stands looking like an abandoned "ghost town" after the suspected terrorist attack which left 224 dead. The Sinai plane crash las month grounded ...

Sharm el-Sheikh was a popular destination with UK tourists until all UK flights were banned in November 2015 following the bombing of a Russian Metrojet airliner. Security has now been improved.

Brits desperate for a holiday in Egypt, but barred from flying to Sharm El Sheikh have been flocking to the resort of Hurghada (pictured) instead Credit: Getty Images But tourist travel to the ...

Airlines and tour operators are selling cheap last-minute flights and half-price holidays to Sharm el-Sheikh – even though an estimated 15,000 British holidaymakers are still stranded in the resort.