The occupancy in hotels in central Cairo is currently increasing due to an increase in the inflow of Arab tourists. He added that Arabs are responsible for most of the reservations, as many of them are seeking to spend the month of Ramadan in Cairo. Shoukry added that prices rose by 30% in Ramadan, compared to 2016’s season, because of the flotation of the pound. The number of Arab tourists in 2016 was 2.5 million, compared to 1.7 million tourists during 2015, according to the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism. The reservations representative at Conrad Cairo Hotel said that the hotel prepared a package of six nights at a cost of EGP 9,000 or its equivalent in dollars for non-Egyptians.

Source: Daily News Egypt June 01, 2017 08:03 UTC