L’Algérie séduit les Américains – La Nouvelle République Algérie

Algeria seduces the Americans

Thanks to its cities, its Great South and especially its gigantic coastline which extends for more than 1,200 kilometers and its natural sites, Algeria attracts tourists from the four corners of the world. The security that prevails in the country has also forced citizens of different nationalities to choose the destination of Algeria for their vacations, whether summer or winter.
Americans are among the tourists who are attracted by the splendor of Algeria and find it necessary to add our country’s destination to the agendas of tourist travel agencies.
These companies specializing in tourism offer American vacationers services and products for travel, stays, cruises and leisure in Algeria. This state of affairs forced an American channel to approach our embassy in the United States to broadcast a series which shed light on the richness of Algerian tourist and cultural heritage. During this program, the channel presented to Americans the different cities such as Algiers, Tipasa, Constantine and Annaba, as well as the exceptional tourist attractions of the different regions of the South of the country.
The objective of this series is to promote national tourism through American media (which have shown great interest in Algeria’s tourist attractions), in order to make them known in American tourist circles. Guest of the first episode of this series, the Algerian ambassador to Washington, Sabri Boukadoum, highlighted the main tourist and cultural attractions of the country, emphasizing that the first thing that captures attention upon arriving in Algeria is the hospitality of its people, a characteristic which is part of its genetic heritage. He also emphasized the richness of Algerian culture, which is characterized by multiple dimensions, mixing Arab, Amazigh, African and Mediterranean influences, which constitutes a source of pride for Algerians.
In the same context, Mr. Boukadoum described the Algerian desert as “the most beautiful in the world”, thanks to its breathtaking landscapes and its immensity, specifying however that the tourist wealth of Algeria is not limited to the Sahara, but encompasses many other equally magnificent and splendid regions. Algeria also stands out as a religious tourism destination. Catholics, for example, can go to Annaba, where the Saint-Augustin basilica is located, recalled Mr. Boukadoum. The Algerian ambassador to Washington underlined, in this regard, that visiting Algeria offers a unique opportunity to discover the remains of the different civilizations that have succeeded one another there, maintaining that “one is not obliged to go to Italy to admire the Roman remains, they exist in many cities of Algeria, making it the second country in the world sheltering this type of ruins, after Italy.” Recalling the age of Algerian-American relations, the two countries having celebrated the 230th anniversary of the Treaty of Peace and Friendship concluded by President George Washington and the Dey of Algiers, Mr. Boukadoum expressed the hope of seeing an increase in the number of American tourists in Algeria, particularly with the facilities granted for obtaining visas. Another type of tourism could bring big returns to our country, namely religious tourism. In addition to Muslim tourists who are attracted by the magnificent Algiers Mosque, the third largest in the world, Algeria also has several religious sites such as the chapels of Saint-Donat and Saint-Augustin in Souk Ahras, Annaba and other mystical landscapes, able to attract thousands of pilgrims per year. Moncef Redha