The establishment of branches of foreign tourism companies in Egypt is subject to a reciprocity condition (Art 9 of the Decision of the Minister of Tourism No. 209 of 2009)
"Article 1
Tourist companies are companies that are established to practice the tourism activity in all or some of the fields stipulated in Article (1) of the Tourism Companies Regulation Law, and they are divided into three categories: (A), (B), and (C), according to the provision of Article (2). ) of the same law.
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Article 2
Conditions for granting a license to tourism companies: [...]
1- The facility applying for the license should take the form of a company, whatever the legal system it is subject to.
2- The declared company's contract does not include purposes other than the practice of the tourist activity in the areas stipulated in Article (1) of the Law on Regulating Tourist Companies.
3- The company should have a headquarters in the Arab Republic of Egypt.
4- The company should have an Egyptian general manager.
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Article 9
To obtain a license for foreign tourism companies to open branches in the Arab Republic of Egypt, the following is required:
(A) That the company belongs to one of the countries that give Egyptian companies the right to establish branches in it, and this is verified by an official certificate from the Egyptian Ministry of Foreign Affairs.[...]" (Decision of the Minister of Tourism No. 209 of 2009: the executive regulations of Law No. 38 of 1977 regulating tourism companies and its amendments, as amended [google translation])
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"Article 1
The provisions of this law, in a manner that does not conflict with Law No. 28 of 1981 on civil aviation, apply to all companies, whatever the legal system they are subject to, that are established to practice tourism activity in all or some of the following fields:
1- Organizing group or individual tourist trips inside or outside Egypt according to specific programs and implementing the related transportation, accommodation and related services.
2- Selling or dispensing travel tickets, facilitating the transportation of luggage and reserving places on various means of transport, as well as agency on behalf of airlines, navigation and other transport companies.
3- Operating the means of transportation from land, sea, air and river to transport tourists.
The Minister of Tourism may add to these areas other areas related to tourism and service for tourists.
The executive regulation of this law specifies the procedures for granting licenses in the aforementioned fields, provided that the company's capital is not less than two million pounds and that it pays a financial security to the Ministry of Tourism in accordance with what is specified by the regulation, not exceeding two hundred thousand pounds.[...]" (Law No. 38 of 1977: Regulating Tourist Companies, as amended [google translation])
Decision of the Minister of Tourism No. 209 of 2009: the executive regulations of Law No. 38 of 1977 regulating tourism companies and its amendments, as amended [google translation]
Law No. 38 of 1977: Regulating Tourist Companies, as amended [google translation]
[<a href="https://elpai.idsc.gov.eg/Legislations/Item/251820">Decision</a>],[<a href="https://elpai.idsc.gov.eg/Legislations/Item/93589">Law</a>]