By Akram Medhat
Minister of Tourism Dr. Rania Al-Mashat stated that preparations are under way to participate in the Arabian Travel Market (ATM) in Dubai, scheduled to kick off on April 28, through coordination meetings to agree on the design of the Egyptian pavilion in line with the Arab market, as it will differ from the pavilion at ITB Berlin given the special nature of Arab countries.
In her meeting with tourism correspondents, the Minister of Tourism revealed that a promotional campaign is scheduled to start in the Arab market before the coming month of Ramadan, stressing the importance of the Arab tourism market for Egypt. She pointed to the interest of young Arabs in adventure tourism, noting that Egypt has the potential and tourism products that attract young people, in addition to family tourism.
It is worth noting that Saudi Arabia topped inbound Arab tourism to Egypt in 2018, with 909,000 tourists, up 36% compared with 2017, followed by Jordan with 208,000 tourists, then Kuwait with 165,000 tourists, while Lebanon recorded 121,000 tourists, followed by Iraq with 105,000 tourists.
