"Amazing country"..The most famous British magazine highlights Egypt’s capabilities in yacht tourism
The British magazine SuperYachtknowledge, which is considered one of the most important and largest magazines specialized in yacht tourism, and which is distributed among a large number of yacht owners and captains in many countries of the world, highlighted in its latest issue a special file on Egypt and the distinguished tourism components it enjoys in… Yacht tourism product, in order to promote this important product, and in partnership with the Ministry represented by the Egyptian General Authority for Tourism Promotion and within the framework of implementing presidential directives to maximize this product in Egypt.
The magazine was keen During this issue, we will shed light on the details of the introductory visit organized by the Authority, during the month of February, to host a group of captains and a number of yacht captains and journalistic writers specializing in yacht tourism, including the journalist responsible for preparing this file, during which they visited a number It is one of the Egyptian tourist destinations that has the attractive capabilities to receive this product and makes Egypt a destination for yachting tourism.
It also shed light, through its cover of this issue, on a yacht " “Al-Mahrousa” Historically, it is considered the oldest superyacht in the world.
I was keen to devote an entire section within the issue to the details of this yacht, which is more than half a century old, as it was built in 1864 by order of Khedive Ismail to participate in the celebrations of the opening of the Suez Canal.
The writer pointed out that their visit to this legendary Egyptian yacht was impossible and a dream for them, explaining that there are only a few of this yacht in existence. In the yachting industry around the world, he praised the experience of his visit to Egypt, describing it as an “amazing country.”
The magazine also reviewed, in this issue, the various Egyptian tourist cities as well as museums and sites. The archaeological sites that the delegation visited in Egypt, including the Grand Egyptian Museum in the Pyramid, the National Museum of Egyptian Civilization in Fustat, the Giza Pyramids area, the Valley of the Kings area in Luxor, and the temples of Edfu, Kom Ombo, and Philae in Aswan.
< p>Last February, the Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities, represented by the General Authority for Tourism Promotion, organized the first promotional forum for Egypt as a destination for yacht tourism, in which a group of international experts in superyacht tourism and related activities participated, in addition to a number of yacht captains. And representatives of yacht rental companies, experts in constructing and operating marinas, and writers specialized in this field.
During this forum, the participants held a number of meetings with those concerned with yacht tourism in Egypt was one of the relevant authorities, during which the capabilities available in the Egyptian tourist destination to receive superyachts were discussed, and ways of moving from ports and marinas to museums and tourist and archaeological sites in the Egyptian tourist destination.
Within the framework To promote the advantages and attractive elements that Egypt enjoys for the yacht tourism product, the Authority produced a group of documentaries during which it showcases the capabilities enjoyed by Egyptian marinas on the Red and Mediterranean Bahrain, and displays and promotes them among yacht captains and owners, internally and externally, while highlighting the various tourism components. And various tourist destinations adjacent and close to these marinas, in addition to preparing advertising materials from publications and others to review and introduce the advantages and technical specifications that each marina or port in Egypt enjoys.
An advertising campaign was also implemented about the single window for Egyptian yacht tourism, which was launched by the Maritime Transport Sector at the Ministry of Transport, in which all concerned parties are represented for the purpose of simplifying procedures and obtaining security approvals, with an introduction to how to deal with this electronic portal, and planning to participate in many international events during The coming period will discuss yacht tourism in Italy, France and other countries.
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