Chairperson of the Egyptian Tourism Federation Ahmed al-Wasef said that Italian flights to and from Egyptian airports will resume on July 15, according to Italian Nova News Agency. Wasef added that several Egyptian hotels have already received bookings from Italian tourist companies.
He also noted that Egypt has prepared several measures — using World Health Organization (WHO) guidance — that aim to protect tourists and motivate them to visit Egypt. The government decided as well to provide foreign airlines with discounts on services.
Minister of Civil Aviation Mohamed Manar
and Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Khalid Anany discussed last week the
measures needed to resume foreign tourism amid the outbreak of coronavirus
(COVID-19).
The Ministry of Civil Aviation allocated a 50 percent discount on airport taxes, and a 20 percent discount on ground services at airports in the Red Sea, South Sinai, and Marsa Matrouh governorates. The airports are ready to receive foreign tourists in accordance with health security measures and WHO requirements.
Anany said that the discounts will help tourist operators attract visitors to the coastal governorates. He added that the Ministry of Tourism is also offering a 20 percent discount, valid for 15 days, on entry to museums, archaeological sites belonging to the Supreme Council of Antiquities, and on travel visas for travelers arriving on Egypt Air and Air Cairo.
Source:
Egypt Independent
