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This was discussed before and that is the answer by email from the CDWS: Dear colleagues / members of CDWS, This is to inform you that the first degree Council of State ruled to dissolve the board the Egyptian Tourism Federation (ETF) and the five boards of Tourism Chambers on December 26...

1 - That´s nonsense! You´ll find that in other countries as well. For example: in Berlin the whole of "Pariser Platz" where the famous Adlon Hotel is located is has crash barriers. Even in the US, the Security Act deals with upgrated security messures of hotel, including protective barriers in...

Oh, c´mon... Do you also stop using trains in Spain or the Underground in London? Or will you never again enter any skyscraper in New York? What about visiting a disco in Berlin? In all these places bombs have gone of and people have been killed by terrorists. And Sharm was 2005, Dahab...

That´s just not correct! 1 - she is with CBS News 2 - she was not gang raped! She was stripped and beaten and then rescued by other protesters (women!) and army personal. It happened right on Tahrir square. 3 - That was 4 weeks ago!!! That should of course not be any kind of excuse of what...

OK, here´s the situation as just explained to me by a board member: The minister has dissolved the board of the federation of tourism chambers because of a legal issue concerning the reduction of 15 to 12 members some time ago.This should only have been done upon request by the federation...

You´ve put a picture in my head, I can´t get rid off again - damn you! :bash:

No, actually it doesn´t! Those photos are more than 6 months old and have no relation to the topic in question: Is there a ruling from the new government to dismiss the CDWS?

According to information from a usally reliable source this is, I quote, bullsh..! Anybody spoke to representatives from the CDWS yet?

1 - could you please name a reliable source 2 - does anyone know what this would mean for: .....I) still needing a valid CDWS-card for guiding activities ....II) validity of current MOT-licences for 2011 ...III) payments already made to the CDWS for 2011 Is it free for all now, since there...

1 - that is quite an arrogant statement! 2 - according to the standards, rules and regulations (as moronic as they may be in part), enforced by the CDWS, a "check dive" is mandatory. 3 - only people with "something to hide" normaly do have a problem with a check dive. What´s the problem with...

Anybody knows a decent Volcano in the area? To complete the list? Island is to far away... Now, that I think about it, a nice little outbreak of ebola would also do the trick! We all could have a vacation ´till next christmas! btw and before I forget: A happy new year, everybody! ;)

From what I see and hear and from what instructors and owners tell me, there is a decline in the number of divers at least in Sharm, Dahab and Hurghada. Here in Dahab at least 4 centers closed over a period of 1 1/2 years: Sea & C Alf Leila´s Diving Barakuda Diving Center DahabTecDivers Three...

Agreed! If you do major business on Intros and DSDs then the decline of regular tourists and the reluctance of tour operators to sell or even allow any diving activity will have an impact. Here in Dahab Intros and DSDs are not the main rainmaker for most centers for lack of big hotels. As you...

Hi Crowley, no, I don´t think any Divecenter in Dahab took any add. profit from the situation in Sharm. Maybe Sinai Divers here did, because they could shuttle clients from their center in Sharm to the one in Dahab, but otherwise no divecenter I know of did get any number of add. clients to...

I spoke to a local today about the recent problems and the reaseons and consequences. One of the topics I mentioned was overfishing. He just shrugged and said that the locals have no choice. With so much unemployment, he said, they can do three things: sell drugs, break in houses or go fishing...

UPDATE CDWS member update: 15 December 2010 22:00 On 14 December 2010 CDWS received Governor decree # 357 for year 2010 relating to the opening of some beaches and the restart of some marine excursions in Sharm el Sheikh. This decree caused a lot of confusion and as a result, chairman of...

Here´s what I think: tourism, that is, diving tourism around Sharm will not suffer from this at all. Divers go to where the sharks are - we all know this. They want to see them, dive with them and take exciting photos. Granted, the beachcombers might stay away for some time, or at least their...

Also encountering a Mako I would prefere to have a reef/wall behind me...

That would have been "big metal tube"... ;)

Maybe some of these "divers" should have their "memory plate" done before they attempt to dive the arch! At least they would have a say in the design... ...I personally find the "have a fun dive" inscription on one of them somewhat...eh...inappropriate.