CAIRO: Charter flights from Italy to Egypt’s Sharm El-Sheikh resort town and other tourist destinations will resume in summer, CEO of the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion, Eng Ahmed Youssef has said.
In a meeting held in Sharm El-Sheikh with an Italian delegation of 140 tourism and travel agency figures, Youssef discussed ways to promote Egyptian tourism in Italy and promoted joint cooperation between the two countries.
Members of the Italian delegation praised Egypt’s tourism industry and its archaeological treasures.
The delegation’s visit, which took place from March 18-21, also looked at health measures in Sharm El-Sheikh’s hotels, tourism facilities, museums and archaeological sites.
Youssef said that the trip included well-known industry figures and several bloggers, and was part of the authority’s marketing initiative.
