EJB calls on Egypt’s tourism authorities to tap into available opportunities to rejuvenate sector

  • Date: 26-Oct-2020
  • Source: Ahram
  • Sector:Tourism
  • Country:Egypt
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EJB calls on Egypt’s tourism authorities to tap into available opportunities to rejuvenate sector

Given that global tourism is one of the hardest-hit industries by the COVID-19 pandemic, Egypt should tap into available opportunities to rejuvenate the industry as one of the key sources of national income, the Egyptian Junior Businessmen Association (EJB) said in a statement on Monday.

Head of the tourism and aviation committee at the EJB Mohamed Kaoud said Egypt is following in the footsteps of the European Union (EU) and advancing safety measures as the second wave of the virus is expected to loom.

In addition, the private sector and the authorities are constantly monitoring the behaviour of the virus and people's movement to adopt the adequate steps to control the spread of the coronavirus, he said.

Kaoud told Ahram Online that Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly has approved