Tourism Minister Hisham Zazou will head Monday for Spain on a five-day visit during which he will participate in the 36th of the “International Tourism Trade Fair” (FITUR) due to be held on Jan. 19-22.

The FITUR is one of the most important world events in the field of tourism and travel as evidenced by the high participation by about 9500 tourism and airline companies from 165 countries around the world, according to Zazou.

The Egyptian minister is scheduled to hold intensive meetings with tourism and airline operators working in the Spanish market and other worldwide tourism markets as well as gathering with representatives of global mass media outlets.