By Akram Medhat
Minister of Tourism Yehia Rashed issued a decree appointing Mohamed Ali Abdel Latif, a member of the technical office of the head of the Tourism Promotion Authority, as tourism counselor and director of the tourist office in the Czech capital, Prague, as of July 23, for one year, succeeding Mohamed El-Desouky.
The tourist office in the Czech Republic oversees 9 tourism markets, namely the Czech Republic, Hungary, Romania, Serbia, Slovakia, Ukraine, Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan, which are promising tourism countries for the Egyptian destination, and the number of tourists arriving from these countries has improved markedly recently.
It is worth noting that Mohamed Ali Abdel Latif graduated from the Faculty of Tourism and Hotels at Minia University in 2001 with an overall grade of "very good". He began his career as a tour guide, then joined the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion in 2003. He speaks Italian and English and represents the second generation of the authority's young staff who have joined the overseas tourist offices, having previously served as tourism attaché and deputy director of the tourist office in New York. He has also completed multiple courses in tourism marketing, and Abdel Latif has represented the authority at numerous international tourism forums and exhibitions.
