Hurghada Hotel Occupancy Around 90 Percent as Dive Centres Report Heavy Demand, Veto Says

Hurghada's hotels are running at occupancy of around 90 percent, and the city's diving centres are reporting heavy demand, according to the Egyptian outlet Veto, which described the city as being in a tourism upswing at the start of September.

The report, published on 2 September, puts the two figures together: rooms filled across the resort city, and a strong flow of bookings into the dive centres that guests use once they arrive. Veto did not publish a breakdown by district, hotel category or visitor nationality, and it did not name the officials or operators behind the occupancy number.

Early September falls at the end of the Red Sea summer season, before the European winter-sun charters build up from October. Hurghada News reported last month that Red Sea hoteliers were expecting a strong fourth quarter, with more European flights from October — an occupancy figure at this level in early September points in the same direction.

Diving is one of the main reasons visitors choose this stretch of coast, and the dive centres depend on the same guests who fill the hotels, which is why the two indicators in Veto's report tend to move together. The outlet gave no figures for dive bookings, boat movements or prices, so the scale of that demand is not documented beyond its description.

For visitors arriving now, the practical takeaway is to book boat trips and popular excursions early rather than on the day. For residents, a full city means busier marinas, roads and airport transfers through the rest of the month.