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Originally posted by CairoStudent:
I am thinking seriously about sending one of these trolleys to Egypt and starting a bus service around Sharm. Up and down Peace Road by the airport to the old market.

http://www.teddys.com.au/pictures/trolley.jpg

Everybody thinks I'm crazy but I have so much confidence in this idea.

So do you guys think people would ride this trolley in sharm? I thought I could charge 25LE for a one day pass.

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Excellent and original idea! I haven't been to Sharm for decades!! so I don't know about the distances there, but do you think you can have several fare options. Maybe someone just needs one trip, why pay for a whole day.
Do you think you should do some market analysis, I mean what other public transport is available there, how good and reliable the service is and how much does it cost.
Once operational, you might want to raise some extra money by having adverts on the sides, or by having deals with hotels or tour operators whereby their guests get a free pass (obviuosly the hotel would pay you, but at a reduced rate, etc.).
I really think it's a good idea with lots of potential.
It is different from the bus because of its easier access and probably a smoother ride. I wonder if it's less polluting as well, you might play on that in your marketing given that as I understand it, there are a lot of foreigners there. And they tend to appreciate those things more.
Would I ride it, well, suffice it to say that I'd ride anything that shakes
 

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Originally posted by Dzosser:
You'll need to smoke the peace pipe with regular microbus drivers ( ex-cons, drug addicts ) and taxi drivers ( greedy scumbags, ruthless mother fu*kers ), then confront the governmental authorities ( psychpaths, mentally deranged sadists ) to get to your idea of starting this sort of business in Sharm, levels of risk involved are inversely proportional to the amount of money you got..looking at it from an econimical way, you'll be spending more money than what you'll actually earn.

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or team up with Alaa Mubarak and split the spoils with him! Everybody seems to be doing it, why not you
Seriously though, I was told that this is a cunning marketing ploy that some big businesses follow. They claim that Alaa Mubarak is on board, so people automatically assume that the business is protected, will cruise through the regulatory process and will florish.
So, there's your plan B