Egypt's Tourism Authority hosts 26 Romanian tour operators and travel companies in Hurghada to promote Egypt
The Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority hosted an Executive Business Weekend in Hurghada in cooperation with tour operator Coral Travel, with the participation of 26 leading tour operators and officials from travel companies and agencies in the Romanian market.
The event comes amid developments in air traffic between Egypt and Romania, and Wizz Air's plans to operate charter flights from the Romanian capital Bucharest to Marsa Alam this year, supporting opportunities to increase tourist traffic from the Romanian market, especially to Red Sea destinations.
The event included a familiarization program with visits to a number of tourist sites and hotel facilities in Hurghada and El Gouna, giving participants a close look at their diverse tourism assets, products and activities, including beaches, water sports and safari trips, as well as the level of services and experiences hotels offer visitors.
Dr. Ahmed Youssef, the authority's CEO, said hosting the event reflects the authority's commitment to strengthening direct communication with industry partners and tour operators in target markets and keeping them informed of the development of Egypt's tourism products and experiences, supporting the creation of new tour programs and higher sales of trips to Egypt.
He noted the importance of the Romanian market as one of Egypt's promising markets, adding that the expansion of charter flights, together with promotional efforts and cooperation with tour operators, provides additional opportunities to increase arrivals from Romania, especially to Hurghada and Marsa Alam.
During the event, Dr. Ahmed Youssef presented a number of destinations and tourism products that could be promoted more widely in the Romanian market, as well as the state's efforts to develop tourism infrastructure, increase hotel capacity and diversify the experiences available to visitors.
The event also featured extensive discussions with representatives of the Romanian market on opportunities to boost tourist traffic to Egypt and future plans for cooperation, along with a number of presentations on the programs and services offered to Romanian tourists and the facilities that could support increased tourist flows in the coming period.
Participants from the Romanian tourism sector included Cemal Yildirim, Deputy General Manager of Coral Travel Romania; Tetiana Prokopenko, Deputy General Manager of Coral Travel Ukraine; and Birim Akcan Aribas, Senior Sales and Reservations Manager at Odeon Tours, along with Alparslan Akkaya, General Manager of Seven Seas Jolie Bay hotel; Yilmaz Kombak, General Manager of Odeon Tours Egypt; and a number of hotel managers and travel agents.
Coral Travel is one of the leading tour operators in the Romanian market and aims to increase the number of tourists it brings to Egypt to more than 14,000 by the end of this year.
