Gate-side reading fix in Terminal 1
Right inside Terminal 1’s departures area, News & Books fills the gap between security and your gate with print media and last‑minute travel extras. HRG isn’t stacked with bookstores, so this stand becomes the default stop if you want something to read before a 4–5 hour charter flight home.
The shop focuses on magazines, newspapers, and paperbacks, including some English‑language titles alongside Arabic publications. Stock shifts with tourist seasons, so in winter charter peaks you’ll see more international travel and lifestyle mags, while shoulder seasons lean more local. Prices run higher than city shops, with markups that feel like standard airport territory.
Alongside reading material, you’ll usually find basic stationery like pens, small notebooks, and simple souvenirs, plus a few snacks and bottled water so you don’t have to backtrack to duty free. Think quick grab, pay, go – not a place to browse for 30 minutes.
Hours generally track the main outbound bank of flights, so expect it open for the late‑night and early‑morning waves that make Hurghada busy between roughly 01:00 and 06:00. During quieter midday stretches some shelves may look thin, especially on newspapers printed the day before.
Practical tip: if you care about language options, check News & Books straight after security in Terminal 1, before you head down to a far gate; foreign‑language titles can sell out on heavy UK and EU departure days.