Egyptian
hotel managers celebrated the opening of their alcohol-free beach
hotel by emptying bottles of booze and smashing them.
Le
Roi Hotel will open on Egypt's Red Sea coast.
The
hotel, which has 134 rooms and 35 suites, has allocated the top floor
and a swimming pool to women only — conservative Muslims believe in
the segregation of unrelated males and females.
Most
mainstream Islamic scholars also agree that Islam forbids alcohol
consumption.
Around
14.5 million people visited Egypt in 2010, accounting for 10 percent
of economic activity and earning the country $12.5 billion.
But
visitor numbers fell to around 9.8 million the following year,
reflecting political turmoil at the time, and have yet to recover to
anywhere close to prerevolution levels.
Source: MSN News
Source: MSN News
