Egypt’s Minister of Tourism & Antiquities Khaled
El-Enani participated in the opening session of the fifth edition of the annual
conference "Al-Ahram Al-Iqtisadi" magazine, entitled
"Sustainable Development & Digital Transformation: Opportunities &
Challenges".
The conference was held in a Cairo hotel, in the presence of
Egypt’s Minister of Planning and Economic Development Hala El-Saeed.
In the presentation he gave during the conference,
Enani reviewed the latest developments in the current situation of
the tourism and antiquities file, after having merging the two ministries into
one ministry for the second time on December 22, 2019 with the aim of
integrating the two sectors, as tourism and archeology are two sides of the
same coin. The first time they merged into a single ministry was from 1964 to
1966.
Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khaled El-Enani referred
to the current strategy of the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities for
sustainable development - Vision 2030, which came to achieve the goals of the
Ministry for Sustainable Development 2030 after the merger and its connection
with the United Nations goals for sustainable development 2030. He thanked the
Minister of Planning and Economic Development for the support she provided in
achieving these goals.
Furthermore, Enani explained that the ministry's strategy
includes 6 axes: institutional and legislative reform; raising the
competitiveness of the Egyptian tourist destinations; economic goals that are
not only related to increasing the number of tourists, but also increasing the
number of nights they spend as well as the tourism spending rates; targeting
the more spending segments of tourists; enhancing social participation and
raising the efficiency of human resources; maximizing the use of technology and
preserving the ecological balance and the sustainability of tourism and
archaeological activity.
Also, Enani spoke about the importance of the tourism
industry for the national income, as almost one million individuals work
directly with the tourism sector, and 2.4 million individuals are involved with
the sector indirectly through the work of 70 complementary industries to the
tourism industry.
In addition, Enani stressed that the tourism and antiquities
sector in Egypt is witnessing great support from the Egyptian state, especially
since the emergence of the global pandemic.
Source: Egypt Today
