Tourism min. underlines Egypt-UK deep-rooted relations

CAIRO - 9 November 2017:Tourism Minister Yehia Rashad hailed as deeply-rooted the relations between Egypt and Britain.

In an interview with The Independent on Thursday on the sidelines of the World Travel Market (WTM) currently being held in London, the minister said it is the right time has come to restore British tourism to Sharm el Sheikh city.

The recent positive tourism indicators in Egypt would be crowned by regaining usual inflow rates soon, the minister said.

Meanwhile, the minister noted that Vatican Pope Francis had recently blessed the Holy Family journey in Egypt as an official Christian pilgrimage.