Egyptian Ministry of Tourism hosts an international conference on sustainable tourism under the banner of “Egypt on the way to a sustainable destination”.
Egyptian ministry of tourism and the Green Star Hotel initiative have invited key players in the regional and worldwide tourism industry to an international conference on December 17th – 19th in El Gouna -Egypt’s most environmentally friendly destination.
The conference will discuss standards for sustainable tourism development in the Middle East. The collaboration is for implementing an environmentally friendly sustainable management system in Egypt’s hotel industry. The goal of the initiative is to create an ecolabel for hotels and resorts in destination throughout Egypt and the Middle East.
The aim of the conference is to give a platform to international and local experts to exchange ideas on the main challenges , existing standards and practical initiatives for making tourism more sustainable.
The conference is expected to be attended by representatives from the tourism ministries of Egypt, Jordan ,Oman ,and Tunisia as well as from the UN Environment Program ,the UN World Tourism Organization ,the International Hotel Association, the World Travel Organization, and the International Federation of Tour Operators.
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