A number of Egyptian tour operators look like they want to get websites like Expedia and SkyScanner to pay Egyptian taxes. Members of the Tourism Chambers of Commerce tell Al Shorouk that they’ve lodged a complaint to the Competition Protection Authority against foreign online booking companies, saying they have an unfair competitive advantage since they are not subject to the 14% value-added tax and other costs incurred by their local counterparts, whose market share has declined as a result. There are no words.

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