Sousse: Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport celebrates Arab Tourism Day

Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport hosted, on Friday, a promotional event dedicated to Tunisia as a tourist destination under the slogan "Towards Sustainable Ecotourism," held by the Local Tourism Committee of Sousse. This event is part celebrating the Arab Tourism Day, which falls on February 25 each year, an annual event initiated by the Arab Tourism Organization (ATO). The goal of this promotional event is to market the tourism product offered in the governorate of Sousse, particularly at the Enfidha-Hammamet Internatonal Airport, where exhibition pavilions run by artisans and innovators had been installed, Local Tourism Commissioner in Sousse, Taoufiq Gaïed, told TAP, Direct professional meetings were also organized between representatives of the Tunisian subsidiary of "TAV Holding Airports", travel agencies, tour operators and airlines, with the aim of identifying ways to promote and facilitate traffic air between Tunisia and Arab countries. The event was attended by the Governor of Sousse, the General Director of the TAV Tunisie company, representatives of the Tourism Ministry and the Tunisian National Tourism Office (ONTT), as well as a number of ambassadors and representatives of Arab diplomatic missions in Tunisia. According to estimates, Enfidha-Hammamet International Airport is expected to welcome one million 474 thousand 468 passengers in 2024, compared to only 827,000 passengers who transited through the airport in 2023. Source: Agence Tunis Afrique Presse