Egypt's Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy received Aswan Governor Eng. Amr Lasheen to discuss ways to strengthen cooperation between the ministry and the governorate in the coming phase, helping to support tourist traffic to Aswan and make the most of its diverse tourism assets, as part of the state's strategy to develop the tourism sector and achieve sustainable development in Egyptian destinations.
Sherif Fathy stressed Aswan's distinguished tourism standing as one of the leading destinations with a unique diversity of tourism products. He explained that the ministry attaches great importance to making the most of this diversity, increasing tourist traffic to the governorate and raising the average length of stay, by expanding the promotion of its various types of tourism, which are not limited to cultural and heritage tourism. Aswan also has distinctive assets for eco and wellness tourism, as well as Nile tourism, in line with the ministry's strategy of diversifying Egypt's unrivaled tourism products.
For his part, Eng. Amr Lasheen presented the governorate's vision for developing infrastructure and upgrading the services and facilities supporting the tourism sector, improving the visitor experience, as well as the promising investment opportunities in the governorate, especially in increasing hotel capacity and attracting more tourism investment.
The Aswan governor pointed to a number of development projects under way in the governorate, led by the development of the Botanical Garden and the outer area of the entrance to Philae Temple, aimed at improving the visitor experience and raising the level of services at the archaeological site, as well as a number of future projects in several areas. The two sides agreed on some priorities to work on in the future.
