Egyptian tourism will “return rapidly” to its pre-2011 levels by early 2017, World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTO) chairman David Scowsill said during the fifth Global Summit on City Tourism, held in Luxor. According to privately-owned El-Watan newspaper, Scowsill praised the newly imposed security measures at Egypt’s airports and said he would report what he has witnessed in that regard to British travel agencies. The chairman also said he will visit the Red Sea resort town of Sharm El Sheikh soon to encourage the resumption of flights. Earlier this week, the 104th meeting of the Executive Council of the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) kicked off in Luxor, one of Egypt’s foremost tourist destinations. “Egypt is a worldwide leader in tourism and will continue to be so. The high level of attendance at this meeting is a confirmation of the confidence of the international tourism community in Egypt. Supporting tourism to Egypt is supporting its future and that of the Egyptian people,” UNWTO Secretary-General Taleb Rifai said at the meeting. The country’s tourism industry, once the flagship of the economy and the second most important earner of hard currency, has been struggling greatly…
Egypt Tourism ‘Will Recover,’ Return to Pre-2011 Levels Next Year: World Travel Council Official
November 3, 2016
