300 global travel and tourism industry leaders taking part
Minister of Tourism: the event is an international platform for exchanging views and shaping the future direction of the global travel and tourism sector
Egypt is hosting a high-level international event of the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) from 6 to 9 May, with the participation of Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy, titled "The Leadership Journey for Global Tourism Leaders: Recovery, Leadership and Prospects for Transformation in Travel and Tourism Over the Next Decade".
The event is being held aboard one of the ships of the Abercrombie & Kent group, on a voyage through the Suez Canal, passing through a number of other Egyptian cities and ports.
The event is set to be attended by Manfredi Lefebvre, Chair of the World Travel & Tourism Council, along with 300 global travel and tourism industry leaders, including ministers, heads of government bodies from countries around the world, WTTC members, private sector and tourism chamber representatives, CEOs and international tourism industry partners, as well as a number of leaders of Egypt's public and private tourism sectors.
For his part, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy expressed his thanks and appreciation to Manfredi Lefebvre, the World Travel & Tourism Council, Abercrombie & Kent and their teams for their active contributions and the efforts they made in organizing this important international event.
Fathy stressed that Egypt's hosting of this event reflects the prominent position the Egyptian destination enjoys on the global tourism map and the growing confidence of major international institutions in Egypt's safety and stability, especially amid the current regional geopolitical challenges, as well as its diverse and unique tourism assets, supporting efforts to promote the Egyptian destination.
He added that the event is a high-level international platform bringing together a select group of decision-makers in the global tourism sector, noting that the event's program includes a number of panel discussions aimed at exchanging views and shaping the future direction of the travel and tourism sector internationally.
It was agreed that Egypt would host this international event during Sherif Fathy's meeting with Manfredi Lefebvre shortly before the opening of the Grand Egyptian Museum. This was followed by another meeting between the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and WTTC CEO Gloria Guevara during his visit to the Spanish capital Madrid last January to take part in the 46th edition of the international tourism fair FITUR 2026, where the executive arrangements for Egypt's hosting of the event were discussed.
The World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) is one of the most prominent international organizations representing the private tourism sector worldwide, with members including the CEOs of major travel and tourism companies, tour operators, hotels, software companies and others, working with governments to support the growth and sustainability of the sector.
