Tourism Minister, German ambassador probe boosting tourism cooperation
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Sherif Fathy on Friday 28/2/2025 discussed with German Ambassador to Egypt Jürgen Scholz ways to promote cooperation in the tourism domains.
During a meeting, the tourism minister and the German ambassador reviewed statistics of inbound tourism from Germany to Egypt's tourist destinations throughout the past as well as prospective cooperation to boost the number of German tourists traveling to Egypt during the coming period.
They tackled ways to enhance the promotion of Egyptian tourist destinations at the German market, including organizing fam trips for heads of tourism companies, media representatives, bloggers and German influencers to various tourist destinations in Egypt to give them first hand information about tourist attractions, products and tourism styles.
The meeting was attended by Egyptian Tourism Authority CEO Amr al-Kady, officials of the Tourism Ministry and Head of Cultural and Education at the German Embassy in Cairo Felix Haala.
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