Translated by Chrysalide from french source APS.dz https://www.aps.dz/economie/127326-mise-en-oeuvre-du-plan-destination-algerie-et-facilitation-des-procedures-d-octroi-de-visas
ALGIERS – The Prime Minister, Minister of Finance, Aïmene Benabderrahmane, put forward, Monday in Algiers, the commitment of the Government in its action plan, to implement the “Plan destination Algeria”, through the support to the activity of travel agencies and the facilitation of visa procedures for the benefit of foreign tourists. Presenting the Government’s Action Plan to the deputies of the AFN, in the presence of the members of the Executive, Mr. Benabderrahmane indicated that the Government undertook to implement the “Plan destination Algeria”, through, »Support for the activity of travel agencies in particular, the facilitation of visa procedures for the benefit of foreign tourists, but also by promoting the emergence of tourist centers of excellence, meeting international standards, particularly of a cultural nature, cult and at the level of the regions of the South ”.
The Government also undertakes, in the same context, to “develop domestic tourism, by associating tourism agencies, by creating an environment conducive to the reception of tourists”, and this, through “the establishment of a practical policy involving families in the accommodation operation, which will create a secure economic dynamic in mountainous areas and regions with an archaeological tourist base ”.
For Mr. Benabderrahmane, “the completion of the modernization and rehabilitation program of the public hotel park, the encouragement of various public-private partnership formulas, and support for efforts in the field of tourism will be carried out. by promoting craft activities in order to build them into a real industry ”. In this regard, the Prime Minister revealed “the reception of more than 200 tourism projects, with an average of 50 projects each year until 2024, which will make it possible to increase tourism capacities, with more than 15,700 additional beds and create more than 6,000 direct jobs ”. Regarding the promotion of employment and the fight against unemployment, Mr. Benabderrahmane specified that the Government “will work through an economic approach to encourage the emergence of an ecosystem favorable to creation, development and the sustainability of micro and small businesses, particularly in growth sectors and job creators ”. This is, he explained, to strengthen support for promoters and improve the quality of support for project leaders, while ensuring the conditions conducive to strengthening the role of women in development. economic.
The Prime Minister also affirmed that the Government “will continue its efforts to develop public services, in particular basic services, in terms of quality and accessibility, through the maintenance and upgrading of networks and equipment, automation and digitization of the various tasks related to the water professions (GIS, remote management, robotization, smart meters, etc.) and the fight against waste and illicit taps of water ”.
It will also be a question of “the rehabilitation and extension of purification networks to bring the rate of connection of homes to these networks to 93% against 91% currently, or 50,000 km by 2024”. According to the Prime Minister, “the national water storage capacity will be increased to 12 billion cubic meters by the construction and commissioning of new dams (85 in 2024) and the interconnection of major hydraulic structures and complexes in the country” .
