Operating a Luxury Hotel in Cairo Is Tricky

2019-07-12

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Last year, I stayed in Cairo's Sheraton hotel. I spoke with two representatives to learn about the dirty underbelly of running a luxury hotel in Egypt. I asked them: When was the last terrorist act in Cairo? What's hard about running a 5-star hotel that most people don't think about? How can they run a casino when Islam forbids gambling? At 22:00, when the hotel realizes they won't sell out their rooms, why don't they just drop the price to $40 to at least make a little bit of money rather than lose money with the unused ...

Last year, I stayed in Cairo's Sheraton hotel. I spoke with two representatives to learn about the dirty underbelly of running a luxury hotel in Egypt.

I asked them:

When was the last terrorist act in Cairo?
What's hard about running a 5-star hotel that most people don't think about?
How can they run a casino when Islam forbids gambling?
At 22:00, when the hotel realizes they won't sell out their rooms, why don't they just drop the price to $40 to at least make a little bit of money rather than lose money with the unused inventory?

For some background, read my article on Forbes.

https://www.forbes.com/sites/francistapon/2018/02/04/luxury-hotel-face-off-in-cairo-sheraton-versus-the-four-seasons-plaza/#5c754c0385fb

And see this YouTube video, where I compare the Sheraton with the 4 Seasons:

https://youtu.be/9iPIe0a_RGM

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