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On one of the airport programs they stated they take longer to clean the plane if the flight landed from India.
One clientco ran a minibus from the train station to the site and it was full of bobs on ICTs. I only got on if it was raining heavy because the smell of stale curry was overpowering. It must have seeped out of every pore and bathnight was once a fortnight
Terminal skitters is a valid point. I've been a couple of times and have really suffered - needed 3 days off on my return from the first visit. That wouldn't be a good result for a contractor. You'll just need to be super careful with what you eat (pretend to be vegetarian) and especially when brushing your teeth in the hotel - it's bottled water for everything, no exceptions.
Business flights and decent accommodation is probably a given - don't go otherwise.
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One colleague who has been three times on holiday says he only eats vegetables and uses bottled water and says he's never had a problem.
I got the trots everytime I went to work in Cairo however careful I was. The biggest culprit was the money. Carrying an antibacterial gel helped loads but never really dodged it completely.
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