Russians were advised to carefully choose a hotel in countries near conflicts.

To avoid problems with the hotel and not spoil your vacation, you need to contact a trusted travel agent and do not book a hotel rashly in countries adjacent to military conflicts. Maya Kotlyar, a tourism expert and founder of the MAYEL Travel travel agency, told about this on Friday, July 18.

According to the expert, booking hotels on your own when a person doesn't know what the location is is a complicated story and you can make a mistake with your choice.

"Therefore, you need to contact a trusted agency and show independence, including by looking at the location of the hotel. This is especially true for the budget segment, because this practically does not happen in the luxury segment," she said in an interview with Lenta.Ru .

Kotlyar stressed that nowadays you can't just randomly choose a hotel because it's cheap.

"Especially if these are Egypt, Jordan and the nearest territories of military conflict," the expert added.

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The day before, it was reported that tourists from Russia who arrived in Egypt to relax at the five-star Stella Di Mare Beach Hotel & Spa were settled next to a military base and banned from swimming, RT reports.

It was reported that the Russians were allegedly banned from swimming in the sea and threatened that they could open warning fire if anyone approached the beach, according to the website. kp.ru . There was also information that a patrol boat was on duty off the coast to monitor the situation, IA Regnum reports.

It was clarified that due to the ban and constant shooting exercises in the neighborhood, tourists have to look for other beaches, reports NSN.

Later, Russian tourists who visited the resort did not confirm this information in an interview with 360.ru .

In turn, the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) denied information about the threat to Russian tourists in Egypt due to the military base.

On June 13, the Russian Embassy in Egypt called on Russian tourists staying in Sharm el-Sheikh to exercise increased caution amid the escalation of the situation in the region due to the Israeli attack on Iran. In addition, at that time, the diplomatic mission urged tourists to follow the warnings of the authorities about possible threats and follow their orders.

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