Sustainable tourism and ways to develop it
Sustainable tourism and ways to develop it
Egypt has multiple resources in different fields, including its natural and unnatural tourism resources; It is a mixture of mineral and sulphurous water, and dry weather free of humidity, in addition to its sand, which is suitable for treating many diseases. Egypt also enjoys beaches far from pollutants, as well as its archaeological monuments.
All of this was an opportunity to transform Egyptian tourism into the concepts of environmental and development sustainability, especially after the accelerating pace of severe climate changes throughout the world. Hence came “Egypt Vision 2030” and its goals that revolve around environment and development. For the well-being of the Egyptian people, and to achieve a sustainable life in all fields.
Therefore, Egypt worked to activate the concept of sustainable tourism, and this is due to this type of tourism taking into account the economic, environmental and development impacts when implementing its projects, whether for current or future generations.
One of the benefits of sustainable tourism is providing job opportunities for a wide range of young people, and enhancing local resources by 2030. Among its benefits is developing tools to monitor the effects of sustainable development in tourism. It then helps to increase economic output, and increases awareness in society of the necessity of caring for the environment and its resources.
The important question here: What are the ways to develop sustainable tourism in Egypt? Activating mechanisms to achieve sustainable tourism has an important role in creating a balance between the economy and the environment, a balance that benefits Egyptian society in all its sectors, and achieves its ambitions and goals for sustainable development, in line with “Egypt Vision 2030.”
One of the most important ways to develop this sector is effective promotional strategies. Because it is a vital bridge linking Egypt’s tourist attractions and its visitors from all countries of the world. These promotional strategies also contribute to building a positive image of Egypt’s landmarks and tourism resources, through innovative marketing campaigns that highlight the beauty and attractiveness of Egypt’s landmarks.
We must also pay attention to the social responsibility of tourism companies, as they play a major role in promoting the concept of sustainable tourism. Corporate social responsibility in all fields is an essential goal of sustainable development. Therefore, Egypt sought in the investment law to stimulate corporate social responsibility activity, regardless of its size, purpose, or legal form. To protect the environment, develop health and social care, and other goals and objectives.
One of the ways to develop sustainable tourism is to involve the local community in the process of transforming tourism into a sustainable sector in a realistic manner. Basing sustainable tourism on community participation decisions is important in achieving it, because community participation has a major role – through resource support plans – in achieving the goals of a clean environment and sustainable development by 2030.
Based on the above, Egypt took care to integrate the goals ofsustainable development into its projects in all sectors. This is an approach that evaluates all of Egypt’s steps in all fields through an environmental and development vision. This vision is part of the fifth goal of “Egypt Vision 2030”, which emphasizes the necessity of building an integrated and sustainable environmental system.
In conclusion, with this article, Homat Earth magazine emphasizes the importance of increasing awareness of the concept of sustainable tourism among segments of society, as sustainable tourism and ways to activate it are an important step in achieving Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) locally and globally.
