The impact of Smart sustainable Cities on Enhancing Tourism Competitiveness: A Case Study of the New Administrative Capital

Document Type : Original Article

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Faculty of tourism and hotels, Beni Suef University, Egypt

Abstract

The present research has investigated the impact of smart sustainable cities on enhancing tourism competitiveness in Egypt focusing on the New Administrative Capital as an example for The smart sustainable cities. The purpose of our research is to investigate the importance of the New Administrative Capital on activate tourism in Egypt. The sample was 50 Egyptian tour guides, 30 workers in tourism, and 20 tourists who visited the new administrative capital.  A questionnaire was used to gather information. The connection was spread through Facebook communities. In general, the tour guides are the highest sector that agrees with the importance of New Administrative Capital in enhancing tourism, then the hotel and restaurant Managers, but the Holiday Village Managers are the lowest results accepting the ideas of enhancing tourism through the New Administrative Capital, according to the results. The disparity was, however, insignificant.

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