General-secretary of the World Tourism Organization visit Hurghada
For his part, the Secretary-General expressed his happiness and enjoyment of the distinguished beauty enjoyed by the city of Hurghada, inviting all the peoples of the world to visit Egypt and enjoy the various seaside tourist cities there, due to its picturesque beaches and warm sun.
The Secretary-General of the Organization indicated that with the resumption of cultural tourism programs starting from early September, many tourists will be able to listen also by seeing Egyptian antiquities and getting acquainted with the ancient Egyptian civilization, praising the precautionary and preventive measures taken by Egypt, especially the Ministries of Tourism and Antiquities, Health and Population for their great effort. To face the emerging corona virus crisis
On their return to Cairo after spending a full day in Hurghada, the Minister of Tourism and Antiquities and the Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization inspected Hurghada International Airport, to determine the precautionary measures and measures applied to it in accordance with the approved health safety controls, in light of Egypt's resumption of the inbound tourism movement as of July 1st, 2020.
The tour began with the travel hall and witnessing the sterilization and disinfection stages in force from the entry of travelers and their luggage until their departure through the internal corridors, in addition to the application of a policy of spacing between travelers inside the travel halls and access and between the waiting seats
Noting that Mr. Zurab Pololeik Ashvili, Secretary-General of the World Tourism Organization, today inspected the precautionary and preventive measures and health safety controls approved in the hotel in which he resides. He also visited Hurghada Hospital and one of the diving centers in the city, in addition to his visit to the Hurghada Museum.