Sudan doesn’t host ‘alcohol and discotheque tourists’, says minister
March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese tourism minister Mohamed Abdul-Karim Al-Had today warned that his country will not allow visits by what he described as “alcohol and discotheque tourists”.
He stressed that Sudan does not host “nudity and beaches” tourists and pointed out that the International Tourism Association emphasises the need to respect the values and ideals of the country tourists wish to visit.
The minister noted car rally tourists abstain from drinking alcohol when they enter Sudan.
Al-Had disclosed that Sudan’s tourism revenues in 2012 were estimated at $600 million and said he expects that the number of March 16, 2013 (KHARTOUM) – The Sudanese tourism minister Mohamed Abdul-Karim Al-Had today warned that his country will not allow visits by what he described as “alcohol and discoteque tourists”.
He stressed that Sudan does not host “nudity and beaches” tourists and pointed out that the International Tourism Association emphasises the need to respect the values and ideals of the country tourists wish to visit.
The minister noted car rally tourists abstain from drinking alcohol when they enter Sudan.
Al-Had disclosed that Sudan’s tourism revenues in 2012 were estimated at $600 million and said he expects that the number of tourists entering the country this year to top 5 million. The minister stated that Sudan has an advantage of security which attracts tourists.
He called for removing the “high burden” of taxes on the tourism industry and amending the current Tourism Act to place controls on Port Sudan ships aimed at protecting coral reefs in order to increase the national income.
(ST)tourists entering the country this year to top 5 million. The minister stated that Sudan has an advantage of security which attracts tourists.
He called for removing the “high burden” of taxes on the tourism industry and amending the current Tourism Act to place controls on Port Sudan ships aimed at protecting coral reefs in order to increase the national income.
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