A successful ITB Berlin 2012:Support for the partner country Egypt

Press Conference Egypt
H.E. Amr El Ezabi, Chairman of the Egyptian Tourist Authority; H.E. Mounir Fakhry Abdel Nour, Egyptian Minister of Tourism; H.E. Ramzy Ezzeldin Ramzy, Ambassador of the Arab Republic of Egypt; H.E. Hisham Zaazou, Senior Assistant Minister of Tourism; Mohamed Gamal, General director, Tourism Department of the Egyptian Consulate General

The partner country Egypt was aware of the strong solidarity shown by the international travel industry. Mounir Fahkry Abdel Nour, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism: “ITB was fantastic! I enjoyed every minute of it and met some fascinating and outstanding people. In addition to the support that I received I am very happy that the problems in a political context have not affected the general mood in the slightest, in fact quite the contrary.

 All our German partners declared their solidarity with us, including the Federal Minister of Economics Philipp Rösler. In personal discussions with Klaus Brähmig, Chairman of the Tourism Committee of the Bundestag, the representatives of the Egyptian parliament and I were able to resolve the confusion that arose as a result of his critical remarks regarding Egypt. It seems to me that ITB Berlin is growing larger all the time, and it is vibrant and more lively than ever. This could be my impression because we are the partner country this year. As a consequence of events taking place around the world the entire travel industry is in transition. This ITB is different from last year’s. I am experiencing a willingness among countries to cooperate and I find this very encouraging.”

The Egypt hall provided opportunities for visitors to use various social media platforms to find out about the political situation within the country. Facilities were available for linking up with Egyptian internet users, to make use of a real time live stream showing vacation centres and resorts in Egypt, or to exchange views and thoughts with Egyptians via Facebook and Twitter.

Bit 2012: Egypt Tourism Authority has announced goals of recovery

 

Determined to go back to the past in terms of numbers of tourists, the ' Egypt has presented at Bit 2012with great strength and energy. To bring a positive message for the present and the future was just Mounir Fakhri Abdel Nour, the Egyptian Minister of Tourism , which brought together practitioners and the press during a meeting held at ' Hotel Principe di Savoia in Milan . The speakers also Amr El Ezaby, President of The Egyptian Tourist Authority, Roberto Corbella, Astoi President, Ambassador Antonio Badini, President of the Friends Italy-Egypt HE Mohamed Farid, Egypt's Ambassador to Italy, HE Amr Abbas, Consul General of Egypt in Milan and Dr. Mohamed Abdel Gabbar, Director of the Egyptian Tourist in Italy. The year 2012 opens with optimism and then to Egypt and major projects. "We look forward with confidence and determination. Ourprimary objective is to defend the democratic process of our country - said Minister Abdel Nour - we all work together to build a new and modern Egypt. Our ambition is to get to 2017 with about 30 million tourists by increasing the capacity of airports, ports and hotels. All the political forces that can not support an industry like tourism, which represents for Egypt on 11, 3% of national GDP , is the second foreign exchange earner and employs 3.5000000 to 4,000,000 workers. " 'I media amplify excessively events - the Minister said during the meeting -. Beyond the epicenter consisting of Tahrir Square, in fact, the situation has always been safe and under control. The ultimate tourist destinations like the Red Sea, Luxor, Aswan, oasis, the Western Desert, are quiet and there were never problems. The country is proceeding with the election trail as established and in May we will have a new Parliament and a new President of the Republic. "