On behalf of Sherif Fathi, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, today, Samia Sami, Head of the Central Administration of Tourism Companies at the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, participated in the press conference to announce the launch of the “Sands of the New Valley Baha 2024” competition. Which was held at the headquarters of the Egyptian Automobile and Touring Club in the downtown area.
This competition is scheduled to be held for the first time in the Dakhla and Kharga oases in the New Valley Governorate during the period from 20 to 24 of this November. Under the auspices of the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities, Youth and Sports, and the New Valley Governorate, and under the supervision of the Egyptian Car and Touring Club.
Samia Sami began her speech during the press conference by conveying Greetings from Mr. Sherif Fathi, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, and his wishes for the success of this important tourism event, expressing her happiness at her participation today in this conference.
She indicated that organizing this competition is an important step towards revitalizing and promoting sports tourism and environmental tourism as two types of tourism. And the various tourism products that characterize the Egyptian tourist destination, and it also sheds light on the tourism components of the distinguished tourist governorates and cities in Egypt, including the New Valley Governorate.
The professor also spoke. Samia Sami expressed the Ministry’s keenness, in light of its current strategy, to highlight the diversity that characterizes the Egyptian tourist destination, as it is full of many distinct tourism products and types that qualify it to be the first tourist destination in the world in terms of the diversity and distinction of these tourism types and products.
She pointed out that the Ministry seeks with continuous efforts to stimulate the types of sports, desert and environmental tourism, especially since it is considered a type of sustainable tourism that has a major role in developing local communities and surrounding areas and creating job opportunities. New.
She stressed the Ministry’s keenness to cooperate with all ministries, agencies, various entities and partners from the private sector to sponsor and organize many activities and events, including organizing this competition.
Mr. Samia Sami concluded her speech. Expressing its hopes and optimism that this event will be the beginning of more diverse events and activities, which will contribute to the tourism promotion of Egypt and highlight its tourism status among the major tourist countries.
He participated in attending this conference. Mr. Mohamed Askar, Vice Chairman of the Club’s Board of Directors, Ms. Hoda Omar, Assistant Minister of the Environment for Ecotourism Affairs, Mr. Ahmed Abdel Khaleq, Director General of the Tourism and Sports Events Department, representing the Minister of Youth and Sports, Engineer Raouf Jaafar, Member of the Club’s Board of Directors and Chairman of the Racing and Rally Committee, and Mr. Wael Abdel Jalil, Deputy General Manager of the Club and Director of Sports Activity, and Mr. Ahmed Al-Sargany, organizer of the rally (Bosala Team).
He represents This event is an important opportunity to promote sports tourism and eco-tourism in Egypt, support and develop motor sports, and highlight the beauty of the picturesque desert nature of the New Valley Governorate, especially in the incoming and outgoing oases, which contributes to revitalizing tourism there.
This event comes to revive the history of desert racing. In Egypt, in accordance with the requirements and rules of the International Automobile Federation (FIA). ………
