A tourist trip to Hurghada for the competition winners
Under the slogan "Show Them Egypt Through Your Eyes", the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities and the Ministry of Education and Technical Education launched this April the first season of the "Tourism Ambassador" student competition, which will run until 1 May.
The competition comes as part of the two ministries' keenness to raise tourism and archaeological awareness among the various segments of the Egyptian people, especially young people, helping consolidate values of belonging and deepen knowledge of Egypt's history and civilization.
For his part, Mr. Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, stressed the importance of spreading tourism and archaeological awareness among children and young people as the core of the future and the builders of the nation, noting that this competition is in line with the Egyptian state's vision of building people and raising a generation aware of the value of its civilizational heritage and able to preserve and promote it.
Dr. Soha Bahgat, Advisor to the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Training Affairs, explained that the competition targets school students at all educational stages (primary, preparatory and secondary) nationwide, aged 10 to 18, noting that the Ministry of Education and Technical Education has circulated the competition to education directorates and public and private schools in all governorates.
She added that the competition includes three main categories: drawing, video, and writing promotional articles about the governorate or tourist destination where the student lives, highlighting Egypt's tourism and archaeological assets.
Nine winners are to be chosen, three in each category, from various educational stages. They will receive certificates of appreciation as well as a 4-day tourist trip to Hurghada, provided by the Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority, as part of encouraging students' creativity, strengthening their sense of belonging and giving them the opportunity to discover Egyptian tourist destinations, so that each of them becomes an ambassador for Egyptian tourism.
