Zaazou: We are counting heavily on support for tourist arrivals from Kuwait, especially in the holiday season
Sheikh Salman Al-Sabah: We will launch a number of initiatives to support Egyptian tourism
By Akram Medhat, Travel Yalla journalist
Sheikh Salman Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, said several initiatives are set to be launched to support Egypt's tourism, most notably operating continuous, regular flights rather than only seasonal ones, as well as running more direct flights from Kuwait to Sharm El-Sheikh starting next December. This is an initiative by the Emir of Kuwait, Sheikh Sabah Al-Ahmad, to support Egypt.
This came during a meeting held by Egyptian Minister of Tourism Hisham Zaazou with Sheikh Salman Al-Homoud Al-Sabah, Kuwait's Minister of Information and Minister of State for Youth Affairs, and his accompanying delegation, in the presence of Ambassador Salem Ghassab Al-Zamanan, Kuwait's ambassador in Cairo, to exchange views on boosting tourist flows from Kuwait, especially to Sharm El-Sheikh, Luxor and Aswan.
Al-Sabah expressed his pleasure at heading the delegation visiting Egypt, stressing his country's keenness to support Egypt in all fields, especially tourism. He conveyed a message of appreciation from Kuwait's political leadership and people to Egypt, its government and people, that great country, for its support for the Arabs and for Kuwait in particular.
The Kuwaiti information minister said they intend to launch cultural initiatives and joint programs to strengthen this cooperation, mainly in the field of tourism, stressing that Egypt is in all our hearts and that Kuwait was at the forefront of the countries taking part in all the forums supporting Egypt, from the economic conference to the opening of the New Suez Canal. He emphasized their confidence in the resilience of the Egyptian people and their ability to overcome setbacks and hardships, and in the strength of Egypt's economy and its vital role in the region.
For his part, Hisham Zaazou expressed his great pleasure at the Kuwaiti minister's visit to Egypt at this time, stressing the importance of Arab tourism to Egypt as a tourist destination and that it indeed carries many positive signals at a time when we need this moral support.
Zaazou said he will travel next month to several Arab countries, led by Kuwait, at the head of a tourism sector delegation, as part of promotional visits aimed at boosting Arab tourist arrivals.
The minister added, "We are counting heavily on support for tourist arrivals from Kuwait, especially as the mid-year holidays approach," stressing that the situation in Egypt is very safe, especially in Sharm El-Sheikh, and inviting all Arabs and Kuwaitis to visit Egypt and enjoy their holidays there.
During the meeting, Zaazou reviewed the ministry's action plan to confront the repercussions of the current situation, pointing to continuous communication with the major tourism source markets in order to resume flights to Sharm El-Sheikh. He stressed that the Egyptian authorities welcome additional measures and precautions to provide reassurance and send positive messages about Egypt as a tourist destination, noting that he met on this matter with a high-level British security delegation in the presence of the British ambassador in Cairo.
