With the participation of 130 leading French tour operators, travel agents and tourism company representatives
The Egyptian Tourism Promotion Authority took part in hosting France's Forum des Pionniers, held this year in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, with the participation of around 130 leading French tour operators, travel agents and tourism company representatives.
The forum is one of the most prominent annual professional events in the French tourism market, organized under the umbrella of Travel Insight, Travel Evasion and the French school ESCAET. It brings together a select group of decision-makers, experts and professionals from the French travel and tourism sector, helping to strengthen international tourism partnerships and open new horizons for cooperation between Egypt as a destination and French partners.
In this context, Dr. Ahmed Youssef, CEO of the authority, met forum participants during their visit to the Giza Pyramids, stressing the authority's keenness to strengthen cooperation with major French companies in the tourism sector, helping to increase inbound tourism from the French market to Egypt, especially given the market's position as one of the most important European source markets for tourism to Egypt.
The authority also took part in the professional workshop held in Luxor, where its delegation, including Emad Fathy, Head of the Central Department of Tourist Offices; Hayam Farouk, Director of the Western Europe Unit; and Marian Helmy, officer for the French and Benelux markets, held a number of professional meetings with forum participants to discuss future cooperation opportunities and strengthen commercial relations with industry partners in the French market, supporting the growth of inbound tourism from this important market to Egypt.
During the program, participants visited a number of Egypt's most prominent tourist and archaeological destinations in Cairo, Luxor and Aswan, including the Giza Pyramids, the Grand Egyptian Museum, Medinet Habu Temple and the Valley of the Kings in Luxor, giving them the opportunity to learn first-hand about the diversity and uniqueness of Egypt's tourism and cultural products.
Participants also expressed their appreciation for holding the forum in Egypt, stressing that the visit gave them an excellent opportunity to discover Egypt as a destination on the ground, learn about the latest developments in the tourism sector and strengthen their professional relations with partners in Egypt's tourism sector.
