Egyptian Prime Minister Mostafa Madbouly discussed with the cabinet the incoming tourism to Egypt, and efforts to attract alternative markets to it, as well as enacting legislation that tightens the penalty for the harassment of tourists. Madbouly stressed the importance of providing alternative markets to traditional markets, and attracting diverse segments of tourists that are compatible with the comprehensive tourism development movement that the government has adopted over the past years. Spokesperson for the Egyptian Prime Minister, Nader Saad, stated that the meeting discussed the situation of incoming tourism in light of current global events, especially the Russian-Ukrainian war. Madbouly reviewed a detailed statement of the numbers of tourists who visited various tourist destinations in Egypt recently, he pointed out. The meeting touched on a proposed legislation to tighten the penalty for the harassment of tourists to limit any behavior that affects the movement of incoming tourism and hinders tourism development efforts.
