Egypt’s Tourism Ministry is keen on having eco-friendly hotels as part of its sustainable development goals, Youm7 reported Tourism Minister Rania al-Mashat as saying on Wednesday. During the presentation of her plan to promote the tourism sector, Mashat said that Egypt has 80 hotels with about 20,000 rooms that have obtained the Green Star certificate. The Tourism Ministry is encouraging more hotels to seek the eco-friendly certification in cooperation with the Chamber of Tourism Establishments. Egypt began to turn its hotels into eco-friendly hotels starting in 2007, and many hotels have applied for the Green Star certification since then. In Dubai, eco-friendly certification is mandatory for hotels, not optional.

Source: Egypt Independent December 12, 2018 11:37 UTC