British tourism companies to convene in Egypt in 2002

The union of the British tourism companies (ABTA) decided to convene its meeting in Cairo in year 2002.

Sources in the Egyptian tourism ministry said that "a delegation representing the union's executive bureau lately visited Cairo to see potentialities of Cairo international center for conventions and the proper hotel capacity for these meetings, expecting that more than 2500 representatives of tourism companies and travel agents - members in this union - would attend these meetings."

It is known that Egypt hosted a many similar conferences for France, Belgium, Germany, Latin America and Italy.