Egypt, China discuss ways to enhance cooperation in tourism and archaeology

Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa met with China’s Ambassador in Cairo Liao Liqiang to discuss cooperation between the two sides the fields of tourism and archaeology.

They also discussed mechanisms to push more tourist movement from China to Egypt and investment opportunities in the hospitality industry.

Issa also pointed out the importance of the Chinese market as one of the most important tourist markets for Egypt, referring to a marketing study that was conducted over the previous period that proved the presence of a large number of potential Chinese tourists who wish to visit Egypt who can attract large number of other people.

For his part, Liao praised the efforts made by the Egyptian state to promote the Egyptian tourist destination, especially during the pandemic, pointing to the major promotional activities that it was able to implement during the recent period, including the Pharaohs Golden Parade, the opening of the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization, as well as the reopening of the Avenue of Sphinxes, pointing out that these events had a great resonance in the Chinese market, which is fond of cultural tourism.

He added that there is an increasing demand from Chinese tourists to visit Egypt, as the country possesses distinct and diverse elements that are preferred by the Chinese tourist, especially in the cultural tourism product and the unique museums and archaeological sites that Egypt has an abundance of.