Sunday, January 18, 2015

Red Sea tour

Worried British tourists who cancel their trips to Egypt’s Red Sea resorts will not get a refund from their tour operator because the British Government has not yet extended its advice against 'all but essential travel' to the country's east coast. The Foreign and Commonwealth Office (FCO) is advising against all travel to North Sinai and all but essential travel to Egypt but the warning excludes the Red Sea resorts in South Sinai and the Egyptian mainland. These include the entire region of Sharm el Sheikh, Taba, Nuweiba and Dahab. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2397013/Egypt-travel-advice-Tourists-tell-safety-fears-UK-tour-operators-continue-fly-Red-Sea-resorts.html#ixzz3PL2tTxz9 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook However other European countries, including Germany, Switzerland, Sweden, France and Belgium, have advised their citizens not to travel to the Red Sea resorts. The US has also issued an alert for the whole of Egypt and Thailand is preparing to evacuate 2,000 of its nationals. If the British Government follows suit and issues a warning telling British holidaymakers not to travel to the resorts, tourists will be able to claim a refund on their booking. Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2397013/Egypt-travel-advice-Tourists-tell-safety-fears-UK-tour-operators-continue-fly-Red-Sea-resorts.html#ixzz3PL2zZCTq Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook Independent tour operator Nomadic Thoughts has spoken of a "change of mood" in Sharm el Sheikh and is advising its customers not to leave their hotel. The company’s owner Jono Vernon-Powell told Travel Weekly: “As a loyal Egypt holiday tour operator we have always been bullish on sending clients to Egypt. However, the mood has significantly altered over the past week. Bearing in mind we heavily rely on our local destination management company for up-to-date information - one of the main differences now is that they are showing extreme concern for all clients, with such unpredictability. Mr Vernon-Powell said his company was monitoring the situation on an “hourly basis” and was advising its customers to “stay poolside, within hotel confines, keeping mobile phones on.” Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/travel/article-2397013/Egypt-travel-advice-Tourists-tell-safety-fears-UK-tour-operators-continue-fly-Red-Sea-resorts.html#ixzz3PL35S1B4 Follow us: @MailOnline on Twitter | DailyMail on Facebook

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