Egypt wins chairmanship of the Committee on Tourism and Sustainability

Egypt wins chairmanship of the Committee on Tourism and Sustainability

Egypt has won the chairmanship of the Committee on Tourism and Sustainability starting from January 2020 for a period of two years, while Serbia won the vice-chair seat.. Egyptian Deputy Minister of Tourism and Antiquities for Tourism Affairs Ghada Shalaby chaired the committee's meeting, which was held on the sidelines of the FITUR tourism fair in Madrid from January 22 to 26.. Egypt started its project of making hotels environmentally friendly in 2007, she added, and encouraging hotels to apply for the Green Star Hotel certificate recognized by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council, which applies international standards for sustainable tourism to raise housing capacity of green hotels.. Egypt responds to Turkey's statement on arrest of 4 Anadolu journalists.