Minister of Tourism Rania al-Mashat met the Executive Secretary of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) Patricia Espinosa to discuss a framework for cooperation to boost Egyptian tourism. Under the patronage of the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism, the Green Star Hotel Certificate for tourist’s accommodation businesses is awarded to tourist accommodations in Egypt for their commitment to environmentally-friendly management and social responsibility. It has been developed as a public-private project between key stakeholders from the German and Egyptian tourism market. Egyptian tourism authorities and the German International Cooperation have worked together to improve environmental awareness of hotels and increase competitiveness and environmentally-friendly performance of the Egyptian tourism accommodation industry, according to the official website of Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC). GSTC is an international body that manages the global standards for sustainable travel and tourism, and acts as the international accreditation body for sustainable tourism certification, “with the aim of increasing sustainable tourism knowledge and practices among public and private stakeholders,” according to the GSTC official website.

Source: Egypt Independent April 11, 2018 09:56 UTC