Hotels in Cairo could report a historically low performance in the fourth quarter as further unrest due to tensions between activists and ruling military councils continues in Tahrir Square.
I predict that December will be the worst December Cairo has seen since 1997, Ulrich Huth, chief operating officer of Jaz Hotels, Resorts & Cruises told Hotelier Middle East.
"Cairo business will not recover that fast. Tourists will probably be a little more careful now than they ever were but business travellers will be back mid-January, he said.
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He predicted that given no major clashes happen during the election perdiod, business travellers and delagations would start visiting Cairo early next year.
"For Cairo to be back to normal I think will need at least six months after the new president will be in power."
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