At the opening of the forum, Egypt’s Minister of Tourism and Antiquities Ahmed Issa outlined the country’s recent achievements in tourism, including a record number of visitors in 2023.

He emphasised the importance of developing unified policies to develop intra-African tourism and promote cooperation between African countries. This is reported by
Daily News Egypt, a partner of TV BRICS.

“The report described tourism in Africa as the fastest growing in 2023, which makes us all proud and motivates us to continue working on enhancing further mechanisms of joint African cooperation and integration to chart a roadmap for the tourism industry in Africa,” stated Ahmed Issa.

Egypt’s success is attributed to the implementation of its national tourism strategy, which aims to grow by 25-30 per cent annually and attract 30 million tourists by 2028.

Other speakers emphasised the importance of the forum for Africa and the need for cooperation and investment to unlock the continent’s tourism potential.

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