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Travel Company Pulls Guests From Egypt Hotel After 2 Died

by Associated Press

   CAIRO --

   A British international travel company says it's evacuating its
   customers from a hotel in Egypt's Red Sea resort of Hurghada after two
   of them died there.

   Thomas Cook said in a statement Thursday that the circumstances
   surrounding the deaths remain unclear but that it had received reports
   of "a raised level of illness among guests."

   The company says its decision to remove 301 holiday makers from the
   Steigenberger Aqua Magic hotel is a "precautionary measure."

   It says the guests, of various nationalities, will be offered
   alternative hotels or the option to return home.

   The hotel was last audited by Thomas Cook in July and received an
   overall score of 96 percent.

   Egypt is struggling to revive its vital tourism industry decimated by
   years of political turmoil following a 2011 uprising.