By Akram Medhat
Prime Minister Dr. Mostafa Madbouly today witnessed the launch of the Regional Forum on Tourism Tech Innovation, on the sidelines of the 45th meeting of the UNWTO Regional Commission for the Middle East, in the presence of the organization's Secretary-General.
Dr. Rania Al-Mashat, Minister of Tourism, said in the opening speech that President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi received UNWTO Secretary-General Zurab Pololikashvili to discuss modern global trends in tourism. During the meeting, Zurab presented President El-Sisi with the organization's shield in appreciation of his effective support for tourism through the launch of the structural reform program for developing the tourism sector, and his contribution to the 2030 Sustainable Development Strategy.
Al-Mashat added that through the competition, mobile applications will be used to show the hidden side of tourism, expand cash payment and enrich the tourist's experience in Egypt, noting that the competition was launched on February 20 and 104 companies applied.
