Italian Ambassador Agostino Palese and Kamel Abu Ali, chairman of Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts and head of the Red Sea Investors Association, today attended the operational opening of the Italian hospitality school in Hurghada.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy inaugurated the school at the end of 2024 in the presence of Italian Tourism Minister Daniela Santanchè. The first Italian hotel school was established as a step towards strengthening tourism cooperation between Egypt and Italy.
The Italian hospitality school in Hurghada was established through cooperation between Federturismo Confindustria, the Italian School of Hospitality and Pickalbatros Group, with support from Egypt’s Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, Italy’s Ministry of Tourism and the Italian Embassy in Egypt.
The project aims to provide vocational training for young Egyptians in tourism and hospitality in accordance with the highest international hotel industry standards.
