Transportation startup SWVL (pronounced swivel) has apparently found a way to profit off of the tourism slump while claiming to provide quality cheap transport, Daily News Egypt reports. The company plans to make use of idle tour buses hired out from tour companies to operate cheap bus routes across Cairo. CEO and co-founder Mostafa Kandil believes that these higher quality buses would outcompete the eye and rear-end sore that are the public buses. The app, which will provide route information, has yet to launch and has already garnered 1,500 signups, says Kandil.
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