Cairo faces worst December since '97 says Jaz CEO

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. 

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."