As many as 269 tourists of different nationalities and 168 crews arrived on Thursday at Sharm El Sheikh port to visit tourist attractions in the resort city.

They arrived on board a ship coming from Jordanian Aqaba harbor, Head of the Red Sea Ports Authority Hesham Abu Sena said.

He ordered the port's authority to coordinate with all bodies concerned to finalize the arrival measures of the tourists.

Also, he called for providing air-conditioned buses, accompanied by police cars, for tourists during their tours around the city.