Latest in Tag: Hotels Highlight
Latest in Tag: Hotels

Boom in hotel occupancy in conjunction with AFCON
A member of the Chamber of Tourism, Waheed Assem, told Daily News Egypt that the rate of hotel occupancy is going well, as the percentage of occupancy in all the governorates hosting the matches significantly increased

Negotiations with hotels in Sharm El-Sheikh to sell electricity produced in second phase
Tawakol: 80GW/h expected to be contracted with tourism sector

Al-Futtaim to establish two hotels in CFC by 2020
Group plans to deliver 550 residential units, 60 sq km administrative areas this year

Hotels, administrative, residential projects most active in current year: JLL
Real estate prices expected to hike between 5%-10%, says Ayman Sami

Egyptâs hotel market sees 42% RevPAR growth in 2018
Egyptian hotels in different governorates, such as Cairo, Hurghada, Sharm El Sheikh, and Alexandria saw an average revenue per available rooms (RevPAR) growth of 42% in 2018 compared to 2017, according to Colliers International’s MENA Hotel Forecast for 2019. Colliers said that Egyptâs hotels RevPAR growth is driven by both average daily rates (ADR) and …

Private equity fund to revitalise financially impaired hotels, says Al-Mashat
Tourism Ministry coordinates with Egyptian banks to restructure sectorâs debts

Nozha Group signs partnership agreement with Time Hotels to manage Time Nozha Beach Hotel, Resort Ras Sudr
Group plans to direct EGP 3bn investments in tourism sector

Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada hotels to thrive, benefiting from positive security awareness, return of chartered flights: Colliers
Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada hotelsâ forecasted growth of 29%, 36% respectively in y-o-y RevPAR

Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada hotels named touristic hotspots; 18%, 13% forecasted growth respectively: Colliers
While in the Egyptian capital case, Cairo maintained a 9% forecasted RevPAR growth in the same period, the report states.

âSwiss Inn Hotels & Resortsâ to inaugurate three additional hotels in Egypt over one year
Group mulls expansions in Addis Ababa, Jordan, says chairperson

Hotels, resorts use solar energy to cut bills
Negotiations with KarmSolar to implement plants, systems to produce electricity, says Rady

Egypt is African country with second most major hotels: Knight Frank
Knight Frank, which is a global real estate consultancy company, announced in a report that Egypt has the second highest number of major hotels in Africa after South Africa. The report stated that hotel supply levels vary greatly across Africa, where Morocco ranked third after Egypt with 153 hotels branded or chain hotels. Furthermore, South …

Sharm El-Sheikh, Hurghada hotels named touristic hotspots; 45%, 31% forecasted growth respectively: Colliers
Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada hotels were named touristic hotspots by Colliers International, with a forecasted growth of 45% and 31% respectively in revenues per available rooms (RevPAR). The surge is a result of an improved security perception and a surge in international leisure demand, according to Colliersâ The MENA Hotel Forecast April 2018 report. On …

Sharm El-Sheikh hotels record 44%, 37% occupancy, ADR improvement respectively in Q1 2018: Colliers
Cairo is main driver of growth in Egyptâs hotel supply

Riyadh, Kuwait hotels secure touristic hotspot status; 20%, 8% forecasted growth respectively: Colliers
Hotels in Riyadh and Kuwait are expected to grow and transform their status to become touristic hotspots with forecasted growths of 20% and 8% respectively in revenue per available room (RevPAR), according to Colliers Internationalâs The MENA Hotel Forecast March 2018 report. The forecasted growth in Riyadhâs case is a result of strong corporate and …

Hilton to open 9 hotels in Egypt in 5 years with 2,390 rooms
Company aims to expand in hotel management in Upper Egypt, other governorates: Khneisser

Moscow hotels 100% booked during World Cup period
Over 1,300 hotels have received the required credentials for the duration of the 2018 World Cup in Russia, the head of Moscow’s sports and tourism department, Nikolay Golayev, said. The specifications of these hotels conformed to the standards set by the Moscow Municipality. Gulayev’s statements came during his talk about the status of hotels and …

Sharm, Hurghada hotels maintain touristic hotspot status; 84%, 72% forecasted growth respectively: Colliers
Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada hotels continued to grow from their low performance in the first quarter of 2017, and maintained their status as touristic hotspots with a forecasted growth of 84% and 72% respectively in revenues per available rooms (RevPAR), according to Colliers Internationalâs The MENA Hotel Forecast January 2018 report. The witnessed rebound is …

Burning accommodation prices in hotels adversely affect Egyptâs reputation abroad: Chairman tourism Committee at EBAÂ
Hotels suffer from difficulty repaying bank debts for projects borrowed in foreign currency since the pound floatation and liberalization of foreign exchange rateÂ

Sharm, Hurghada hotels marked as touristic hotspots, 97%, 62%, forecasted growth respectively: Colliers
Sharm El-Sheikh and Hurghada hotels were marked as touristic hotspots with a forecasted growth of 97% and 62%, respectively in revenues per available rooms (RevPAR). The surge is a result of recovering from the effects of the Metrojet incident in 2015, according to Colliers Internationalâs âThe MENA Hotel Forecast November 2017â report. Moreover, the report …

Travco Group allocates $120m for 4 hotels
Negotiations with banks to finance expansions, a contract with MCV to renew the buses fleet

High operating costs necessitate increase of accommodation prices in floating hotels: head of Floating Hotels Division
The head of the floating hotel division of the Egyptian Chamber of Hotels, Maha Sharaf, spoke to Daily News Egypt on the government’s decision to liberate the exchange rate in early November and its effect on the operating costs of floating hotels. Sharaf said that the increase of floating hotels’ operating costs necessitate that the …

Number of hotel rooms to increase 300% in 8 years: Marsa Allam Investors Association Study
The city witnessed a revival in the incoming movement during July, increasing by 141% compared to 2016, where the arrival rate registered 2 per minute, while departure registered 7 per minute, with regularity of 8.5%

North Coast resort turnout grows, price hikes limit revenues of Alexandria hotels during summer
The demand for beaches has been affected during the current year as a result of the media reports on the spread of jellyfish on the coast of Alexandria at the beginning of the season, which has greatly affected the turnout rates, in addition to the short season that crossed over with Ramadan

Helnan increases its presence in Egypt by adding 8 hotels
We have implemented a rapid crisis plan to deal with the decline in tourist inflows to Egypt, which enabled the company to restore high occupancy rates in its hotels, says Enan Galaly

Egyptian Tourism Ministry backtracks on allowing Burkini
Hotels now have the authority to either ban or allow women wearing Burkini from using their pools

Taba Heights to open Bay View hotel next month: senior owner representativeÂ
A water park will be installed at Sofitel Hotel at a cost of $145,000 in January, says Eltrabishy

Higher electricity prices increase cost of accommodation: tourism officials
We have known about increasing electricity prices two years ago, says Naguib

Hilton adds 7 hotels in Egypt by 2022
4 hotels will be developed and renovated during the upcoming period: Ghali Â

Eid increases occupancy in hotels of Red Sea, Sharm El Sheikh, Alexandria, North Coast: tourism workers
Eid Al-Fitr holiday next week is expected to increase hotel occupancy in many resorts in Egypt, thanks to increased bookings from individuals and families