House, Tourism Ministry are drafting a Unified Tourism Act

LEGISLATION WATCH- House, Tourism Ministry are drafting a Unified Tourism Act: The House of Representatives’ Tourism and Civil Aviation Committee is working with the Tourism Ministry to draft a Unified Tourism Act, committee head Sahar Talaat Moustafa said. The draft bill would bring together all legislation pertaining to the tourism sector, including issuing licenses, regulating tourism workers, and overseeing hotels and the quality of services. The committee plans to meet with the Egyptian Tourism Federation for input on the draft law and expects to bring the bill to discussion during parliament’s fourth legislative session — which officially begins tomorrow — Moustafa said, but offered no further insight on when we should expect the drafting of the legislation to be complete.