Today, Sherif Fathi, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, began his visit to the city of Hurghada, meeting with Daniella Garniero Santanchi, Italian Minister of Tourism, who is currently on an official visit to Egypt.
p>This meeting came to discuss ways to enhance joint cooperation between Egypt and Italy in the field of tourism and mechanisms to push more tourist traffic to Egypt from Italy during the coming period.
The delegation accompanying the Minister participated in this meeting, Ambassador Michele Korani, Ambassador of Italy to Cairo, Amr El-Kady, CEO of the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion, Dr. Mohamed Ismail Khaled, Secretary-General of the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and Mr. Mohamed Amer, Head of the Central Administration for Hotel Establishments, Shops, and Tourism Activities at the Ministry.
Sherif Fathi began this meeting by welcoming the Italian Minister to Egypt and to the city of Hurghada in particular, wishing her a happy and enjoyable visit during which she will enjoy the diverse tourist and archaeological components that characterize Egypt.
During the meeting, the depth of bilateral relations and close cooperation between Egypt and Italy in the field of tourism was emphasized, And the importance of tourism as a pivotal tool for social and economic development in the two countries.
The importance of tourism as a tool for promoting peace among the peoples of the world was also pointed out, as Mr. Sherif Fathi stressed his belief that tourism must guarantee the freedom of tourists and provide ease of transportation and mobility in Various tourist areas.
The two ministers stressed the importance of enhancing vocational training and developing skills to increase job opportunities and support the growth of the tourism industry in the two countries.
In this regard, In the framework, the two ministers paid tribute to the opening that will take place today of the Italian School of Hospitality in Hurghada, which was established in cooperation between “Federatorismo Confindustria” "Italian School of Hospitality", and the "Picalbatros" group, with support from the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, the Italian Ministry of Tourism, and the Embassy of the State of Italy in Egypt, as this project aims to provide vocational training for Egyptian youth in the fields of tourism and hospitality in accordance with the highest international standards. < /p>
The two ministers expressed their welcome to this innovative model of partnership between the public and private sectors in both countries, which is based on achieving mutual benefit and meeting development needs. They also expressed their interest in studying ways to replicate this model in future projects.
The meeting discussed ways of joint cooperation in creating new tourism products and patterns between the two countries, and cooperation to further promote For cultural tourism and hospital tourism, and mechanisms for implementing joint tourism programs to attract tourists from geographically distant countries to visit Egypt and Italy.
He stressed Sherif Fathi stressed that the Ministry is in the process of cooperating to implement new and different tourism programs of various types and tourism products for tourists in coordination with international tour operators, especially in light of Egypt’s great tourism diversity.
The two ministers stressed their desire to strengthen cooperation between the two Ministries of Tourism in The two countries by exchanging information, experiences and best practices related to tourism policies, in a way that enhances sustainable growth and high quality in this sector, in addition to identifying areas of joint work to fully benefit from the potential of the tourism sector in both Egypt and Italy, and to enhance opportunities for cooperation between the tourism sector in the two countries.< /p>
This meeting is an important step towards strengthening bilateral relations between Egypt and Italy in the field of tourism and supporting economic and social development through this vital sector.
