As Egypt decides to establish tourist chambers, federation, what is in it for tourism industry?

As President Abdel Fattah Al-Sisi ratified the Law No. 27 of 2023 regarding the establishment of tourist chambers and federation, Daily News Egypt shed the light on the significance, philosophy, and most salient benefits that this law offers to the tourism industry in Egypt.

The issuance of this law comes in line with one of the main axes of the national strategy for tourism in Egypt, as it is an important step on the path of improving the investment climate in Egypt and strengthening the role of tourist chambers and their union in the tourism industry so that their role is effective in the industry, and also with a high degree of competence to represent the industry before the ministry as it is A supervisor and regulator, in a way that gives them guarantees of independence to preserve the interests of the tourism sector, and to contribute to the development of policies regulating the industry, and to study and submit proposals and policies that benefit the industry and contribute to raising its path and increasing the size and number of operating establishments.

This new law comes within the framework of the legislative reform procedures adopted by the Ministry, especially in light of the issuance of the previous law in 1968, and the existence of deficiencies in actual reality in many of its provisions to keep pace with emerging conditions, which led to the existence of an absolute necessity to modernize the legislative organization of tourist chambers and their union to ensure their establishment In an optimal manner, as well as in implementation of the constitutional mandate contained in Articles 76 and 77 of the Egyptian Constitution, which decided to grant the elected councils wide authority in managing the institutions that they were chosen to manage.

Philosophy

The philosophy of the new law is based on achieving balance and consistency between the organization, establishment and management of tourist chambers and their union according to a democratic basis that supports their independence in accordance with the constitution and within the framework of the state’s general policy. This law gives the chambers’ funds the legal protection prescribed for public funds in the application of the Penal Code.

The law will organize the elections of the board of directors of the tourist chambers and their federation so that the elections are an honest expression of the will of the general assembly of the chambers and the federation, given that the general assembly is the mainstay of these entities and for these elections to produce the best elements to represent the members of the chambers and the federation.