In light of the cooperation between the School of Business at JAMK University of Applied Sciences in Finland and Faculty of Tourism and Hotel Management at Pharos University in Alexandria. A series of virtual class sessions have started this week with a guest lecture by Dr. Mohamed Nassar, Prof. of Hotel Management and Marketing, to the course “Hotel Management” taught by Dr.Susanna Nuijanmaa at JAMK University. The lecture began with an overview of the Egyptian hotel market, its characteristics, classification and future development. The lecture was extended to include discussions about international hotel chains’ dominance and COVID19 pandemic survival plans. This lecture is part of the virtual class sessions and scholarly activities agreement between the two universities.