The United Nations World Tourism Organization granted young Egyptian tourism expert Mohamed Youssef its most prestigious award for 2016 for his contributions to the development of the tourism industry, state-run newspaper Al-Ahram reported on Thursday. Youssef, 35, was a member of former tourism minister Hisham Zaazou's advisory board and was chosen by former tourism minister Khaled Ramy to be a member of Egypt's tourism e-marketing team. On Monday, the UNWTO invited Youssef to give a lecture on his new breakthrough to a number of ministers and tourism sector leaders around the world, Al-Ahram said. Youssef thanked the UNWTO for the award, thanked his team and everyone who helped him to reach where he is now. The award recognized Youssef's excellence and innovation in tourism in the Public Policy and Governance category.

Source: Egypt Independent January 19, 2017 10:56 UTC