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43 floating hotels in Egypt obtain health and safety certificates
Inspection committees approve 26 floating hotels between Luxor and Aswan, two in Cairo last week

11 floating hotels in Luxor, Aswan receive health certificate
In a statement on Monday, the ministry said that the certificates were awarded following the verification that the floating hotels met all the health and safety requirements set out by the Egyptian government and the World Health Organization (WHO).

Deadline for floating hotels to adjust situation extended to 31 March
A Sunday press statement said the suspended hotels must notify the Ministry in case they want to reopen, stressing that these measures come in line with the Ministry’s policy on supporting tourism investors and raising the competitiveness of the sector.

High operating costs necessitate increase of accommodation prices in floating hotels: head of Floating Hotels Division
The head of the floating hotel division of the Egyptian Chamber of Hotels, Maha Sharaf, spoke to Daily News Egypt on the government’s decision to liberate the exchange rate in early November and its effect on the operating costs of floating hotels. Sharaf said that the increase of floating hotels’ operating costs necessitate that the …

Floating hotels incur EGP 50,000 of weekly losses due to high fuel prices
In case of implementing programmes and loading companies with the difference in diesel prices, owners of boats could suffer losses of over EGP 50,000

CBE launches initiative to renovate floating hotels and tourism fleets with EGP 5bn, 10% interest
The Central Bank of Egypt (CBE) launched an initiative to subsidise the renovation of hotels, floating hotels, and tourism fleets. Through the initiative, banks will secure EGP 5bn with an interest rate of 10%, extending over a maximum period of 10 years, according to the credit study conducted on each client separately. In a press …

Cabinet intervenes again to solve floating hotels problem: investors
Floating hotels are licensed to navigate, which proves their safety, says expert

Transportation Ministry orders lifting, review of 6 floating hotels in Lake Nasser: Hotels Association official
The Ministry of Transportation called for six floating hotels to be lifted onto the shore for review, causing them to suspend their cruises south of the High Dam in Lake Nasser, according to an official at the Egyptian Hotels Association. The official told Daily News Egypt that the hotels will be reviewed by a company …