Development of tourism in the Great Southern Algeria

Development of tourism in the Great Southern
Algeria

Tourism in the Sahara is one of the major economic centers that the Algerian government tends to grow in the coming years.
With extraordinary natural tourism potential stored in the open air in a vast desert formed stones, rock paintings and engravings, witnessed a wealth of time and peoples, Algeria can boast one of the largest tourist attraction in world.
As part of its new strategy, organized by the Department of Cherif Rahmani, Minister of Planning, Environment and Tourism, Algeria aims to welcome 2.5 million visitors by 2015.
The kickoff of this thriving economic adventure for the Algerian Sahara desert people has recently been given to Tamanrasset Cherif Rahmani, following the official launch of the Saharan tourist season and the opening of the first tourist flight from Paris to the capital of southern Algeria.
This flight of Air Algeria airline was decided in order to contribute to the development of tourism in the South. The CEO of Air Algeria, Mr. Bouabdellah, told Jeune Independent that "successful maiden flight that I think is very important for the development of tourism in the Sahara is the result of work undertaken by meritorious all workers of the company. "And Mr. Bouabdellah added: "Air Algeria is available to move forward for better development of tourism and expand its services to other parts of the South." This is the case of other expert players Saharan tourism, like the tour operator Point Afrique which has been working over 20 years in the development of the sector, or the Algerian tourism companies established in foreign capitals and promote desert tourism in the large southern Algeria.
Anyway, Cherif Rahmani has doubled plugged to sit the new strategy of tourism development in the southern regions, as advocated by the government. It's an approach that has been well received by domestic and foreign operators involved in tourism. Algerian operators who participated in the launch of the tourist season Saharan Tamanrasset claim to have enough assets to promote and sell the destination Algeria and the Algerian product, including its cultural, artistic and especially historic.
They point out, moreover, that "Saharan tourism is a major industry and an undying economy for our country. Tourism in these regions of the South is also a creator of jobs and benefits for those people who live in the desert wealth sector. "
The Great Southern Algeria, should be noted, appears in the destinations highlighted by the promotion of tourism in Algeria, a priority of the government expects to achieve its consolidation targets tourism in the Deep South.