The Red Sea Hotels, which belong to the tour operator ETI, have to do without their three hotels in the Egyptian tourist resort of Port Ghalib near Marsa Alam until further notice.

According to a notice on the ETI website, The Palace Port Ghalib, Siva Port Ghalib and Port Ghalib Resort were closed just before Christmas. The reason is that the company is not currently getting the hotel license extended by the Ministry of Tourism, although all the necessary documents and certificates have been submitted in full and in good time. "We are therefore currently unable to offer you a holiday in one of the Red Sea Hotels in Port Ghalib. We very much regret this situation and are deeply affected by the procedure," says ETI. Holidaymakers who have booked one of the affected hotels have been contacted by the organizer and offered an alternative holiday in Hurghada or Makadi Bay.

The hotel chain, which has existed for more than 30 years and is exclusively marketed by ETI, opened the three hotels in Port Ghalib in March 2015.