Tourism Minister Yehia Rashed took part in celebrations in Medina Monawara after it was named capital of Islamic tourism in 2017. 

Rashed met with head of the Saudi Commission for Tourism and National Heritage (SCTH) Prince Sultan bin Salman and Bandar bin Fahd, the chairman of the Arab Tourism Organization, on the fringe of the celebrations. 

The meetings took up means to boost inter-tourism.

Rashed stressed the importance of Arab tourism to Egypt, noting that Arab tourists spend the most and stay the longest.

Source: MENA