Petya Ivanova, Mahmoud Khalifa. The Role of Non-governmental Organisations in Development Tourism Sector: A Comparative Study Between Bulgaria and Egypt. Central European Journal of International and Security Studies 13, no. 1: 86–99. © 2019 CEJISS. Article is distributed under Open Access licence: Attribution - NonCommercial 3.0 Unported (cc by-nc 3.0). The Role of Non-governmental Organisations in Development Tourism Sector A Comparative Study Between Bulgaria and Egypt Petya Ivanova, Mahmoud Khalifa There are two main parts of the article that present the Bulgarian and Egyptian non-governmental organisations in the feld of tourism. The legislative framework and conditions for registration of such organisations as well as their role in the overall management of tour- ism in both countries difer. Special attention is paid to non-governmental organisations, which are created in Bulgaria and Egypt on a trade, product and territorial basis, and their roles in development tourism sector. Keywords: Bulgarian and Egyptian non-governmental organisations, tourism associations, development of tourism. A review of the Universal Declaration of the Right to Development reveals the basic details of it, which is at the heart of popular partic- ipation and fair distribution of the benefts of development, which is directly related to non-governmental organisations (NGOs). • NGOs are like any organization that is primarily intended to sup- port or advocate for or engage in an activity of public or private activities without any business or proft goal.