A Russian media delegation visited Hurghada on Friday to review the preparations of the Red Sea Governorate to start receiving Russian tourists during the coming period, as well as the security procedures in the governorate’s airports. Red Sea Governor Ahmed Abdallah said during his meeting with the Russian media delegation that the governorate is ready for the return of Russian tourism again, noting that the governorate has 76,000 hotel rooms in 276 tourist resorts, and can accommodate about 10 million tourists annually. The governor asked the Russian media delegation to convey the true and correct image of Egypt through the media and newspapers they work in, through their tour in the city of Hurghada, whether inside resorts or on public streets. Russian flights to Egypt were suspended following the downing of a Russian aircraft in Sinai on its way from Sharm el-Sheikh to the Russian city of St. Petersburg on October 31, 2015. As a precondition for the resumption of flights, Russia called for considerably tightening security measures at Egyptian airports.

Source: Egypt Independent February 03, 2018 09:56 UTC