Hotels & Resorts News
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Egypt wins best booth design award at prestigious World Travel Market
More than 40 hotels and 30 travel agents from Egypt participated at this year's WTM in an effort to promote the country’s tourism industry.
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W Hotels to expand to Egypt
Starwood currently operates 11 hotels in Egypt with a further 3 under development. The Sharm El Sheikh will be Starwood's 14th property in the country
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JW Marriott becomes Egypt's first power saving hotel
The hotel cooperated with the Ministry of Electricity and Power to install LED lighting systems to save energy and protect the environment.
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Concerns of poor quality of services in hotels due to weak revenues
Tourism workers concerned over negative effect of weak revenues in past four years on quality, efficiency of hotel services.
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Renaissance Hotels' 4th global day of discovery
Renaissance hotels a brand known for inspiring its guests to live life to discover hosted its fourth annual Global Day of Discovery in June this year.
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Hotels launch offers to attract Egyptians during Eid Al-Fitr holiday
Hotels in Cairo, Luxor, and Aswan have least occupancies during Eid, as Egyptians prefer coastal areas.
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ERC, KarmSolar sign contact to construct $2.5m solar station
KarmSolar company will rent ERC’s 50,000 sqm land while ERC receives 2% of the project’s profits.
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Mövenpick Resort & Spa El Gouna awarded Green Globe re-certification
Only companies that adhere to the highest environmental standards receive the Green Globe Certification.
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14 GCC, Egyptian investors request North Coast land for tourist resorts: Ministry official
TDA aims to offer North Coast land tender in second half of 2015 as part of country’s intention to develop region.
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Between Tahrir and the Nile, The Ritz-Carlton rises in Cairo
The hotel will open in late summer 2015 with a location catering to guests who want to uncover the mystique of the capital.
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Nile Ritz Carlton to open its door in July: Source
The hotel, which looks over the Nile and Tahrir square, will include over 300 rooms and a shopping mall.
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Red Sea governorate approves beginning of developments of Sheraton Hurghada Hotel
Governorate ends conflict with Saudi-Egyptian Co. providing construction works licence for hotel’s development.
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Hilton to open first Doubletree in Egypt
Hilton Worldwide will open its first Doubletree property in Egypt in 2017.
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Hotel occupancy rate to hit 40-60 percent
The occupancy rate at the New Year celebrations in Luxor and Aswan will not surpass 50 percent this year.
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Emaar planning to float Egypt and hotels units
Dubai's Emaar Properties plans to float its Egyptian unit in about June 2015 and may also take its hotels subsidiary public.
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World leader in diving boats to enter Egypt's Red Sea tourism market
The Red Sea Aggressor, a five-star live-aboard diving vessel, arrives for diving trips in Red Sea.
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Egypt's Tourism - Challenges and Solutions
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Egypt's 8 Biggest Hotels
The new free report includes details about the brands that strengthen Egypt’s tourism sector. Download the PDF-file here.
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Global Travel Intentions Study 2013
Africans and people from the Middle East prefer Egypt as a travel destination. Egypt is closely followed by Turkey (16%) and France (12%).
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Google Doodle celebrates solar alignment in the Abu Simbel Temple
Google honors one of the most important events in Egyptian history: the alignment of the sun on the face of Rameses II at Abu Simbel Temple.