Ashraf AboArafe
The Ministry of Tourism and Antiquities granted 20-percent discounts on tickets to visit all museums and archaeological sites affiliated to the Supreme Council of Antiquities, Anani said.
As of July 1, the ministry will gradually open the archaeological sites, Anani announced.
Foreign tourists are welcomed to South Sinai, the Red Sea, and Marsa Matrouh governorates, he added.
The minister said that reopening hotels requires a health safety certificate, which is granted by three parties: the Ministry of Tourism, the Health Ministry, and the Chamber of Hotel Establishments.
Anani stressed that the ministry will firmly deal with any hotel violating the required controls.
He added that his ministry requested hotels to increase their occupancy cap to 50 percent and abide by health measures announced earlier to curtail the spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
Each hotel shall provide a clinic and a doctor inside its building to examine the guests, as well as ensuring the provision of personal protective tools and sterilization materials, the tourism minister said.
He added that the hotels should only deal with companies approved by the Ministry of Health And population.
Rapid tests shall be conducted for all guests, he pointed out.
Disinfection booths will be installed at the hotels’ entrances, while guest’s luggage will be sterilized upon their arrival and departure, Anani said.
All areas and various facilities will be routinely cleaned and sterilized, and hand sanitizers will be provided on a regular basis, he added.
A 1.5-meter distance will be maintained between dining tables.
Anani said he will brief his Arab counterparts on measures taken by Egypt at their meeting Wednesday to encourage Arab tourists to visit the country.
