Sherif Fathy, Minister of Tourism and Antiquities, today chaired a meeting of the board of directors of the Tourism and Antiquities Support Fund. At the start of the meeting, he referred to the Prime Minister's decision issued last September on reappointing a number of experienced figures to the board, stressing that they will be a strong addition that will help support the board's work in the coming period.
The meeting approved the allocation of funding for a number of projects and issues related to the fund's activities, including the general strategic plan for developing the area stretching from Sphinx Airport to the Saqqara area, which includes the Giza Pyramids area and the areas surrounding the Grand Egyptian Museum, and the Supreme Council of Antiquities' completion of the Aten Museum project in Minya Governorate. The fund's financial position was also reviewed, including a comparison of revenues and expenditures for the 2025–2026 fiscal year against the approved estimated budget for the same period.
The board also discussed the policies of the aviation incentive program implemented by the ministry with the aim of maintaining inbound tourist traffic to Egypt and driving further growth. A presentation was given on the program's results, which showed growth during the period from May to September 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, with the number of flights rising by 24%, passenger numbers increasing by 25% and airline seats growing by 25%, exceeding the target.
Various tourist destinations in Egypt also recorded growth, led by the cities of El Alamein, Matrouh, Luxor and Aswan, as a result of the incentive packages adopted by the ministry over the past period to support inbound tourism.
