The Sinai Trail was named one of the best new tourism projects at the prestigious British Guild of Travel Writers’ annual awards attended by top Egyptian officials. Winning in the ‘Wider World Category,’ Egypt’s Sinai Trail was recognized for its ability to change perceptions of the Sinai. “As well as presenting some good news after five years of political turmoil and revolution, this trail also helps document the Sinai’s traditional Bedouin knowledge, a rich, still-largely unwritten chapter of our human past,” said the BGTW about the Sinai Trail. There to accept the award was Sheikh Ahmed Abu Rashid of the Jebeleya – a Bedouin tribe from St Katherine. Ben Hoffler, a British representative of the Sinai Trail, also attended the prestigious award ceremony at the Savoy Hotel in London. “This for us make us, for all my tribes, they will be happy for this gift. It means we can start our life again. Sinai Trail is hundreds if not thousands of years old,” said Sheikh Abu Rashid while accepting the award. “We will show you Sinai through the eyes of Bedouins,” continued Abu Rashid after accepting the award. “Sinai is…
Egypt’s ‘Sinai Trail’ Wins Best New Tourism Project at BGTW Tourism Awards
November 8, 2016
