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Egypt Still Not Safe

An October 2006 trip to Hurghada by msalova

Quote: Trip experience from Hurghada. I will be addressing safety questions in hotel and at the airport. My experience with changing money at the bank and problem with unknown charge to my AMEX. To make it short... be very careful.
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On my recent visit to Egypt, I have encountered some problems, which I would like to share with the readers. First problem was in hotel (4-star) where I misplaced the room key. As they were not willing to replace it without the ridicules charge of $50, I tried to open the door with the credit card. To my amazement it did not took more than one minute. Than to save credit card, I was using nail filer for 3 days, until I found the keys. What a security! I was taking cash advance in the bank in the hotel and the clerk try to shorten me for 5 pounds. His reasoning was, that it was for the phone call he made to secure amount. After heated discussion and when I asked for his name, he gave me those 5 po...Read More

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