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Egyptian Tourist Industry, One Step Forward, Two Steps Back!
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Their tourist board must be tearing their hair out! I recently saw their "come to Egypt" ads and this sort of thing does them no favours.
Their tourist board must be tearing their hair out! I recently saw their "come to Egypt" ads and this sort of thing does them no favours.
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the Guy's a plonker, as a seasoned traveler he should know that airport staff the work over have no sense of humour, especially in, chip on shoulder, tish los like these. However jail seems harsh, no doubt the UK Embassy staff will get him out but this will do untold damage to their fragile tourist industry that so many depend on.
I went to Hurghada with my family in 2014 (wife, 11 y/o daughter and 6 y/o son) and it was the worst holiday ever - experiencing the airport on arrival made me realise we'd made a mistake in booking the holiday, as it was hell; it never ceases to amaze me that the more backward the country the more hoops you have to jump through to get in AND get out.
You'd think that an area like Hurghada, which is heavily reliant on tourism, would be welcoming - far far from it.
After the experience of the airport, it just got worse...
Awful service, leering staff, constant tip demands, and if you don't tip to a level they want, the service gets even worse, they hate women (my wife was routinely ignored and men served before her even though she was before them - we never once saw a female employee), inappropriate comments to my 11 year old daughter (Eleven for gawd's sake) - it was just awful and it was a relief when the holiday came to an end.
I wouldn't take a holiday to a muslim country again if the holiday was free.
You'd think that an area like Hurghada, which is heavily reliant on tourism, would be welcoming - far far from it.
After the experience of the airport, it just got worse...
Awful service, leering staff, constant tip demands, and if you don't tip to a level they want, the service gets even worse, they hate women (my wife was routinely ignored and men served before her even though she was before them - we never once saw a female employee), inappropriate comments to my 11 year old daughter (Eleven for gawd's sake) - it was just awful and it was a relief when the holiday came to an end.
I wouldn't take a holiday to a muslim country again if the holiday was free.
Tiggerblue, no, you’re not wrong, but the most noticeable change comes from the political attitude of Islamic societies towards the west. For example, thirty years ago you’d be pushed to find veiled women in Egypt’s capital, Cairo. No so in today’s world. The political uniform of Islam may be seen in abundance there now.
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