For many travellers arriving in Egypt, Hurghada International Airport represents their first encounter with the Red Sea \u2013 but, unfortunately, also with a series of scams that can spoil a holiday right from the moment of arrival. Although Hurghada attracts over a million tourists annually thanks to its all-inclusive resorts and rich underwater world, the experience at the airport itself is often anything but hospitable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
One of the most common tricks involves a man in front of the toilets posing as a cleaner and asking for a tip to use the facilities \u2013 even though he is actually an employee of a nearby caf\u00e9.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
An even more serious problem involves fake \u201ctour operator representatives\u201d who intercept passengers in a specially marked hall and claim to work for well-known agencies such as Alltours, Coral Travel, or Schauinsland Reisen. They charge 35 US dollars for a visa, even though the official price is 25 dollars, and the actual government visa counter is discreetly located and often overlooked. The aim is clear \u2013 to take advantage of tired travellers who want to leave the airport as quickly as possible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Even VIP services for \u201cfaster passage\u201d through passport control are not without pitfalls \u2013 while they speed up document checks, they do not affect baggage wait times.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Online forums are flooded with stories about aggressive SIM card sellers whose products often don't work, as well as cases of theft during \u201chand luggage checks\u201d carried out by uniformed individuals. It's also not uncommon for taxi drivers to charge fabricated \u201cairport fees\u201d or to deliberately leave passengers at the wrong terminal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Despite the challenges at the airport, Hurghada remains a favourite destination. Luxury resorts along the coast offer a safe and carefree environment, with professional staff, fantastic diving and snorkelling opportunities, and complete relaxation facilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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Za mnoge putnike koji sti\u017eu u Egipat, Hurghada International Airport predstavlja prvi susret s Crvenim morem \u2013 ali, na\u017ealost, i s nizom prijevara koje mogu pokvariti odmor odmah po dolasku. Iako Hurghada godi\u0161nje privla\u010di vi\u0161e od milijun turista zahvaljuju\u0107i all-inclusive resortima i bogatom podmorju, iskustvo…<\/p>","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":5613,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_tragento_display_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[205,191,89],"tags":[321,179,322,309],"class_list":["post-5611","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-afrika","category-destinacije","category-vijesti","tag-afrika","tag-destinacije","tag-egipat","tag-upozorenja"],"yoast_head":"\n