Minister of Tourism Zuhair Garana said in a meeting with members of the Egyptian-Lebanese Friendship Society on Tuesday 12/6/2007 a plan was prepared to promote tourism industry in Egypt.

Zuhair Garana pointed out 9.1 million visited Egypt , making a total income which hit $ 9 billion and 8000 million in 2006 . He added that Egypt seeks to increase the number of tourists to 14 million in 2011.

Garana said that the government is carrying out a program to upgrade sea and road ports.

The plan aims at opening new markets such as China and India as well as doubling the tourist destinations in Egypt, Garana said.

The Ministry also exerts efforts to modernize the tourist marketing ways, Garana added.