Expat re-locating to Egypt For the long term.

Upon arrival to Egypt, following your successful clearing of customs you will likely transition to a hotel for some period of time.

The hotel industry by design caters to the regular business needs of firms and to the vast amount of tourist traffic generated within Egypt.All contacts established at this interface should be considered suspect,over priced and commercial in nature, until they prove other wise.

This understanding should be either confirmed or disproved based on your own powers of direct observation and interactions with the individuals.It's important you understand upfront that hotel salary's are often low and that many of the people working within the industry "need" and have learned how to supplement their normal income through the use of the daily exposure process to travelers they encounter.Via some form of commissions and or finder fees related to almost anything especially for apartments,car rentals, gifts and souvenir items from outside of the hotel itself.

These items and services which were recommended may appear cheaper to you at first look and they will be when measured against the hotel rates or fees for similar items or services. you need to understand it may still include some cost element for the recommending person and it could be a substantial amount.

I Suggest you use any trusted established contacts you have,from outside of the hotel for confirmation on cost of goods or services that have a large monetary value.

I highly recommend you apply due diligence principles and methods to all of your undertakings while being based in a hotel.Most of us learn this lesson the hard way, with it often being an expensive one.