The board of the Egyptian Tourism Federation expressed its pride at Aswan winning the Tourism City of the Year 2026 award, granted by the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, after receiving the highest number of votes from the organization's member states, in strong competition with 3 cities from Azerbaijan, Iran and Pakistan.
The federation's board, chaired by Hossam El-Shaer, stressed that this achievement reflects Aswan's growing tourism standing and its unique natural, historical and cultural assets, which have made it one of the most prominent tourist destinations at regional and international levels.
The federation praised the Egyptian state's efforts in this file, especially the fruitful coordination between the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, which resulted in an integrated file supported by professional promotional materials highlighting the diversity of Aswan's tourism product and its ability to compete internationally.
It noted that the D-8 Organization for Economic Cooperation, founded in 1997, has 9 member states with a total population exceeding 1.2 billion, and works to strengthen economic cooperation among its members in a number of vital sectors, including tourism, which gives the award special importance for tourism promotion.
The federation's board concluded by stressing that Aswan's win represents a strong boost for inbound tourism to Egypt in general, and to Upper Egypt and Aswan in particular, stressing the federation's full support for all initiatives that help strengthen the global competitiveness of the Egyptian tourist destination.
