Reem Saadi, director general of small business program advisory at the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development, highlighted the bank's efforts to contribute to financing projects that support accessible tourism, which caters to people with special needs, as it provides support of up to 70% to tourism projects that serve accessible tourism.
Speaking at the Accessible Tourism Forum in the Arab Region, held in Cairo today, she added that the bank offers various forms of support, foremost among them providing foreign expertise or foreign consultants, so that owners of tourism projects can benefit from them in developing their resorts and hotels in a way that helps attract this segment of tourists.
This came during one of the forum's sessions, titled "Applications and Rehabilitation of Establishments for Accessible Tourism Uses," which discussed a number of points, most notably the focus on technology and innovation in hospitality services and accessible tourism through the use of artificial intelligence applications, in addition to training cadres to apply the concept of accessible tourism. The session also discussed setting specifications and standards for the infrastructure of the tourist destination or tourism establishment according to the concept of accessible tourism.
