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Egypt Independent
South Sinai Governor Khaled Fouda held a meeting with representatives from the Egyptian Company for Tracking Services and Information Technology (ETIT) on Thursday.
The meeting discussed the supply, installation, operation and maintenance of an integrated electronic tracking system.
Officials hope the new system will enhance the safety and security of tourists and tourism workers alike in the Red Sea resort town.
Tracking systems will be fitted on cars, bicycles and boats.
“Sharm el-Sheikh is considered the safest destination in the Sinai Peninsula for foreign tourists”, according to government websites in the UK, Canada, and the US.
The leisure port town boasts several checkpoints, camera-monitored road surveillance, and increased security personnel as compared to other tourist attractions in Egypt.
Each year, foreign delegates and businesspeople from all over the world visit Sharm for conferences and diplomatic summits.
Like the rest of Egypt, the city witnessed a significant drop in tourism due to the Coronavirus lockdown which took place from early March to late June.
Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm.
