Meetings with a setting
Conferences & events (MICE)
Cairo, Sharm El Sheikh, Alexandria and the Red Sea resorts host conferences, incentive trips and events. Sharm El Sheikh hosted the UN Climate Change Conference COP27 in 2022; the Bibliotheca Alexandrina has a conference centre.
Ideas to start with
- Conferences with a heritage-site evening
- Incentive trips on the Nile or the Red Sea
- Team programmes in the desert
Travel responsibly
- Ask venues for their energy, water and waste practices and for local sourcing.
- Use the RFQ form to receive comparable proposals from verified suppliers.
Places
- Sharm El SheikhSinai's resort and conference city, base for Ras Mohammed and the Straits of Tiran.
© Marc Ryckaert · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - Bibliotheca AlexandrinaThe modern revival of the ancient library, with museums and a planetarium facing the sea.
© Vyacheslav Argenberg · CC BY 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - Grand Egyptian MuseumA large museum beside the pyramids, home to the Tutankhamun collection.
© Sohilaali869 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons - Hurghada & Giftun IslandsResort coast with reef snorkelling around the protected Giftun islands.
© E v Schoonhoven · CC BY 3.0 · Wikimedia Commons - Luxor (ancient Thebes)The New Kingdom capital: Karnak and Luxor Temple on the east bank, the royal tombs on the west.
© Diego Delso · CC BY-SA 4.0 · Wikimedia Commons
Sustainable Development Goals
- SDG 8Decent work and economic growthTarget 8.9: devise and implement policies to promote sustainable tourism that creates jobs and promotes local culture and products.
- SDG 12Responsible consumption and productionTarget 12.b: develop and use tools to monitor the sustainable-development impacts of sustainable tourism.
- SDG 17Partnerships for the goalsCooperation between public bodies, businesses and communities — the basis of any destination plan.
Sources
Editorial overview. Opening hours, prices, permits and access rules change: confirm them with the responsible authority or a licensed operator before you travel.