Hurghada hotel abiding by Islamic Sharia closes

[HEPZIBAH]

Al-Masry Al-Youm

Hurghada hotel abiding by Islamic Sharia closes
Thirty months after several senior figures in political Islam inaugurated the first hotel abiding by Islamic Sharia in Hurghada, the hotel closed its doors due to losses.

The owner of the hotel terminated the contract with the renter.

The hotel did not allow guests to drink alcohol and kept men and women separate.

Officials from the Tourism Ministry said the hotel lacked permits, despite having been in operation since March 2014.

At the time of its inauguration, the owner and renter said the hotel would be Islamic in nature and held a ceremony attended by senior figures in political Islam and MPs for the Muslim Brotherhood.

A few days later, the Tourism Ministry filed two claims against the hotel for lacking the proper permits, after which the owner filed a claim against the renter to terminate the contract and notified the Tourism Ministry.
The renter, Yasser Kamal, told Al-Masry Al-Youm that he had recieved calls from Europe requesting bookings in the hotel, but the idea had failed in Egypt due to people associating it with political Islam.

Tourism expert Abdel Naby Aboul Hassan said the hotel failed because the small number of reservations could not cover the costs of running the business.

Edited translation from Al-Masry Al-Youm
Publishing Date: Mon, 19/09/2016 - 11:34

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[Horus]

Good news

[Major Thom]

That seemed a good idea that failed again.

[carrie]

Stupid idea in the first place, no wonder it failed.
Strict Muslims would not be going to a hotel like this in Hurghada, not with their women folk anyway. No one else would want to stay there.

[newcastle]

Stupid idea in the first place, no wonder it failed.
Strict Muslims would not be going to a hotel like this in Hurghada, not with their women folk anyway. No one else would want to stay there.

Spot on Carrie.

It was opened to great fanfare....and a very public pouring of the hotel's booze supply down the drain ...photo shoots ...the works.

A story going around at the time (possibly apocryphal) was that although they'd got rid of the alcohol they'd forgotten to remove the in-house TV porn

[Bombay]

They work well in Turkey.

[Yildez]

They work well in Turkey.

Yes they do Bombay! Extremely popular, and more are being developed to cater to the demand from an increasingly affluent sector of Turkish society.

[Dusak]

If it had been operated on truly strict Islamic lines, then it wouldn't of needed any permits as the guy upstairs says all they need is faith, but speaks volumes as to why it closed due to lack of interest. = , no contest on a holiday.

[Yildez]

The ones in Turkey may be Islamic but they're pretty luxurious! Because men and women are segregated they have at least 2 of everything - pools, beaches, spas, saunas, restaurants etc etc etc. And they make a profit!! I know it's un-Islamic to charge interest on money, but is making a profit considered OK?