Ghada Samir Shalaby was sworn in today before President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi as Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs, after the two ministries were merged into a single entity under the leadership of Dr. Khaled El-Enany.
It is worth mentioning that Ghada Shalaby obtained a bachelor's degree in tourism and hotels from Helwan University, Tourism Studies Division, with a grade of "very good" with honors in 1992, and after graduating she received extensive professional training at EgyptAir and the Ministry of Civil Aviation.
She joined American Express for travel and credit cards, rising through local and international leadership positions, and received a scholarship from the company to train in leadership and strategic development at the company's headquarters in Britain. She also completed many training courses and specialized studies, both at the company's headquarters and at the American University in Cairo, in management and corporate restructuring, tourism marketing, institutional financial management, tourism economics, and global guidelines for government and private administrations.
Shalaby worked for Kanoo Travel, one of the largest travel companies in the Gulf, for 5 years, successfully leading its team, in addition to the experience she gained in managing foreign companies and franchises. Through her management of the company, she worked to promote inbound tourism to Egypt, especially conference and business tourism.
She has taken part in many regional and international tourism exchanges, and has extensive experience in negotiating commercial and technical contracts across all tourism and travel sectors, maximizing returns from airlines and hotels, charter flights and international tourism source markets. She also has practical experience in supporting and promoting e-tourism.
