CAIRO: Pep Guardiola, supervisor of English Premier League and European soccer champions Manchester Metropolis, is having fun with a summer time trip in Egypt along with his household, a go to that’s anticipated to offer a big enhance to the nation’s tourism trade.
Amr Al-Qadi, CEO of Egyptian Basic Authority for Tourism Promotion, advised Arab Information that Cairo Worldwide Airport quietly welcomed the celebrated Spanish coach and his household on Thursday night.
Guardiola will spend two days in Cairo, adopted by six days exploring Luxor and Aswan.
In keeping with Al-Qadi, the go to by such a high-profile particular person may have a big affect on the worldwide vacationer markets focused by Egypt.
“This contains the Spanish market, which has witnessed sturdy progress in incoming tourism through the first half of this 12 months,” he mentioned.
Nisreen Othmanli, director of the workplaces of the Egyptian Basic Authority for Tourism Promotion, was a part of the welcoming committee at Cairo Worldwide Airport.
She mentioned a couple of members of her workplace joined her in greeting the internationally acclaimed coach.
“We welcomed him with flowers, souvenirs and promotional materials about varied Egyptian vacationer and archaeological websites,” Othmanli advised Arab Information.
Guardiola started his eight-day go to in Cairo, and his itinerary will finish in Abu Simbel within the Aswan governorate.
Othmanli mentioned Guardiola and his household have been invited to a luncheon in a resort overlooking the Giza pyramids.
She mentioned they have been additionally gifted a reproduction of King Tutankhamun’s masks as a memento.
The household are additionally planning a Nile cruise from Luxor to Aswan, whereas their go to will culminate with a visit to the famed Abu Simbel temple in Aswan.
Whereas in Cairo, Guardiola visited the Nationwide Museum of Civilization in Fustat and marveled on the museum’s spectacular assortment of artifacts, representing Egyptian civilization.
Ahmed Effat, a tourism and archaeological knowledgeable, advised Arab Information that Guardiola toured the Salah Al-Din Al-Ayyubi Citadel.
“Guardiola expressed his awe for the Muhammad Ali Mosque and its magnificent domes and minarets, a real architectural masterpiece,” Effat mentioned.
Salah Atris, proprietor of the corporate that organized Guardiola’s journey, highlighted the numerous affect of his go to.
“Guardiola had affords from a number of nations for his summer time trip, however he finally selected Egypt as his vacation spot,” Atris mentioned.
He mentioned that Guardiola’s go to will assist the Egyptian tourism market.
“Guardiola is internationally well-known and has thousands and thousands of followers on social media. His go to to Egypt will probably enhance the nation’s visibility as a vacationer vacation spot,” Atris mentioned.