Good point. Technically speaking, the FCO advice has Sharm as a little green spot in a sea of orange and red for the Sinai peninsula. But I heard that Sharm flights to and from the UK have been cancelled again; the business community there is quite unhappy to say the least. That's second hand, though - don't know how accurate it is.
He had a pretty major operation on his back a few years ago. Was out for 12 months. Such a shame if it's still the same thing come back to haunt him. Or, indeed, a new back thing.