CAIRO: The Egyptian coalition for tourism will hold a press conference in cooperation with the Egyptian Union for Tourist Chambers on Tuesday at the Ramsis Hilton hotel. Representatives of tourist shops in Khan al-Khalili and officials of the Ministry of Tourism will attend the conference. The head of the coalition, Ehab Moussa, said the conference is necessary and urgent. It aims to express the anger of workers in the tourism industry about what happened in Tahrir square last Friday, when a Salafi leader prohibited tourism, saying that tourists who visit Egypt should conform to its traditions and habits. Moussa said the conference will be followed by a peaceful march, and then a 1,000 tourist buses will tour Tahrir square for an hour. The workers, along with those who realize the importance of tourism as a main source of national income, will participate in the event. The conference will discuss a program for tourism which will be included in the programs and visions of political parties that will join the coalition according to their beliefs of the importance of tourism.
