The intense heat in Egypt and the declining Russian tourist flow did not affect the load of Egyptian resorts. The Russians were replaced not only by local tourists but also by vacationers from Germany, Great Britain, the Czech Republic, and the Middle East. This summer they will be the main tourists in the country of the pyramids.
After the Russian invasion of Ukraine began, Egyptian tourism had doubts about the success of the summer season, but a replacement for the Russian tourist flow was found quickly.
First, the occupancy rate of hotels in the Red Sea province (Hurghada, Marsa Alam, El Gouna) has increased with the advent of summer due to domestic tourism, when several different hotels had occupancy rates of 85 to 90% or more, said El bashayer. Holidays have started for schoolchildren, so locals go to travel around the country with their families. In addition, the approaching Islamic holiday of Eid al-Adha is a weekend that Arabs prefer to spend at seaside resorts. According to the manager of one of the tourist hotels in Hurghada, quoted by the publication, the occupancy rate now reaches 85% in some tourist resorts, and several hotels exceed the barrier of 90%, while others boast 100 percent occupancy.
Secondly, foreign tourists flocked to the resorts of Egypt. Hurghada is preferred by the Germans, while the Czechs, Poles, and Italians – Marsa Alam. In general, German, British and Czech tourists were able to compensate for the lack of Russian tourism, which accounts for about 30% of inbound tourism to Red Sea resorts.
On the other hand, Peter Nathan, chairman of the steering committee of the Southern Sinai Chamber of Hotels, said that the occupancy rate of Sharm el-Sheikh hotels will start to increase from July to August, reaching about 75%. Currently, the occupancy of hotels in the city ranges from 40 to 50%. He explained the expected increase in the occupancy of Sharm el-Sheikh hotels over the next two months with bookings received by the city from tourists from many Middle Eastern countries, especially tourists from Arab countries, as well as the return of Italian travel companies to Sharm el-Sheikh.