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BREAKING
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One-on-one with Cathay Pacific’s CEO
Business jets fight over the Atlantic
The World Travel Awards Nominations in full
Sun International shines on Egypt Sun International is to open a property on Egypt’s Red Sea coast that will challenge its flagship Palace Hotel in Sun City, South Africa. The destination is Port Ghalib, a five-star tourist town that has been described as “St Tropez on the Red Sea.”
Port Ghalib Egypt The luxury African hotel group will soon be managing three hotels as part of a multi-billion-dollar development, that will include a conference centre and health spa. The first five-star, deluxe Sahara Sun Resort with 309 rooms will open in November, it is Sun International's first development outside of southern Africa. “This is a hugely exciting development for the travel industry and we expect European holidaymakers to make up a large
percentage of visitors to the with 347 are also planned. They are destination,” says Ian Anderson, Sun part of the $1.2 billion development International’s Marketing of Port Ghalib by Kuwaiti Director for Europe and developers MA Kharafi. the U.S. Port Ghalib lies 210 Port Ghalib “Port Ghalib is set to kilometres south of is set to become the ‘must visit’ Hurghada on the Eastern destination for Desert coast. become the holidaymakers seeking a The resorts will back ‘must visit’ stylish resort offering onto a convention centre destination sun, culture, history and with a capacity of 1,500 adventure, as well as the seats and 20 breakaway for holidaystunning backdrops of rooms, all equipped with makers the desert and the Red state-of-the-art Sea.” technology, as well as a Two other less formal luxurious health spa and resorts, including the Desert Oasis gym. A marina big enough for 1,000 with 300 rooms and the Desert Sands luxury yachts is also planned.
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Port Ghalib is being developed along 18 kilometres of coastline, a few minutes' drive from the private Marsa Alam airport. The area of Marsa Alam was first recognised for its excellent diving. However, it is now making a debut in the mainstream tourism scene in a similar way to Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada. Charter flights from London Gatwick and Manchester to Marsa Alam International Airport are currently operating once a week by Thomas Cook Airlines and from Manchester by thomsonfly. Egypt Air also provides a scheduled service from Cairo.
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