Egypt added 28 more countries that could obtain an
electronic tourist visa through the newly-launched e-visa portal.
Thus, the total number of countries that could benefit from
the e-visa service rose to 74. This is part of the country’s sustained efforts
to promote tourism.
This was announced at a cabinet meeting on Monday 23/8/2021,
under Prime Minister Moustafa Madbouli.
During the meeting, the premier directed to develop a
domestic air connectivity stimulus program linking the coastal cities with the
Upper Egyptian governorates and the Nile Valley to provide an integrated
Egyptian product that includes beaches and monuments.
He also asserted the State's keenness to promote the tourism
sector in a way that increases the tourist influx to Egypt's tourist
attractions.
The meeting was attended by Tourism Minister Khalid el
Anani, Finance Minister Mohamed Maait, Local Development Minister Mahmoud
Sharawi, Health Minister Hala Zayed, Civil Aviation Minister Mohamed Manar
Enabah, as well as Director of the Military Museums Department Major General
Abdel Khaleq Abdel Hamid, Assistant Interior Minister for the Tourism and
Antiquities Sector Ayman Shaker, President of the General Federation of
Egyptian Chambers of Commerce Ahmed el-Wasif, and other officials.
Source: State
Information Service
