Can you bring food and drinks to the beach at an all-inclusive resort in Hurghada?

There's a small bar right on the beach: beer and cola are paid there, while water and juice-type drink (Yupi) are free. For anything else, it's better to go to the bar near the pool.

Bringing drinks to the beach is usually fine — ask a waiter to bring them to you, and a small tip can also help secure a front-row sun lounger.

Snacks are harder to take to the beach than drinks — but sneaking a couple of bottles of champagne or other drinks to your room is usually doable.

Resort staff (cleaners, waiters) sometimes politely hint that they'd appreciate small gifts from guests, like chocolate for a daughter back home.

Beach staff serve drinks to guests all day long, so many tourists try to tip them or bring small gifts as a thank-you.