Minister of Tourism Hisham Zazou left Cairo Tuesday for Italy on way to Madrid on a four-day visit to Spain to attend in the 36th session of the International Travel and Tourism fair (FITURE).

FITURE is one of the most important international gatherings in the field of tourism and travel.

As many as 9,500 tour companies from 165 states take part in the event.

Zazou will hold a number of meetings with the organizers of trips and tourism and aviation companies working in the Spanish market in particular and the tourism attracting markets in general.