FIJET contribution to  the revival of tourism in Egypt

In the frame of the revival of tourism in Egypt, affected by what happened since February 2011, Hichem Zaazou, Egyptian minister of tourism, invited a delegation of 42 journalists and writers from 23 countries chaired by Tijani Haddad, President of FIJET and advisor to the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) to visit the main tourist areas of the country, including Luxor and the various tourism resorts on the shores of the Red Sea.

The objective of this media event is eminently evident: these stations are far to be involved in the images of violence and terrorism broadcast around the world on television screens. In fact, members of the delegation experienced a memorable “flashbacks” in the history of the Pharaohs among the columns of the Temple of Luxor, the Statutes of Karnack and the Valley of the Kings overlooking the Nile. Unfortunately, tourism in Luxor is sadly affected by harsh and unjustified apprehensions. Fortunately the shore of the Red Sea was not as severely affected: Hurghada hotels and Safagha slightly register an occupancy rate of 40 %. The hope is that this initiative and others undertaken by the dynamic Egyptian minister of tourism will contribute to establish the truth by broadcasting a real and objective message about the situation in this country.

FIJET Croatia  announces the presentation of the annual MARCO POLO Award 

FIJET Croatia  and Photo:  President of the Republic of Croatia receives  FIJET Delegation ,December 2010

During the 2006 FIJET World Congress in Karlovy Vary, Czech  a  Section of Tourist Journalists  from the Croatian Journalists Society will  award prizes at the annual ceremony in Zagreb, on December 12, 2013.

                  Republic, the idea of a very special award for travel journalism was presented by Tina Cubrilo to the FIJET Executive Committee and Board of Directors. She presented the award –a specially designed and crafted sculpture created by master craftsman and Croatian artist Lujo Lozica who is from the island Korcula.

FIJET have been considering the idea for a longer period and then  FIJET Croatia decided to establish an award called Marco Polo – A Famous Journalist  and to promote Croatia  as the homeland of Marco Polo. 

„Marco Polo Award  “ is an annual prize  to a foreign colleague for the best story about host country of the latest FIJET Congress and  an annual prize  for croatian journalists  for the  contribution greatly to the travel reporting in Croatia.

Awarding prizes  Fijet Croatia  would like to encourage foreign colleagues  to   write about  host countries.