UNESCO will announce the Holy Family route in Egypt as a world heritage soon, said Director General of International Relations at the Tourism Development Authority Adel al-Gindy. Gindy added that this announcement will have a positive effect on the volume of tourism flows; three million tourists joined the Holy Family journey in the first year of its launch. The Tourism Development Authority contacted Opera Romana, the media arm of the Vatican State that is responsible for religious trips, Gindy told Al-Masry Al-Youm. The Pope’s visit to Egypt had a positive impact and would contribute to promoting the Holy Family journey program. According to Gindy, the program includes different types of tourism such as archaeological, spiritual and Nile cruises which the Tourism Ministry plans to revive.

Source: Egypt Independent May 16, 2017 10:18 UTC