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Tourists stranded in Egypt
Image by interactives via Flickr Thousands of tourists holidaying in Egypt were stranded at airports across the country on Monday as volcanic ash emanating from Iceland swept through European skies. Egypt Air canceled 10 flights from Cairo to western and northern Europe on Monday, an airport official said. Flights to European airports that remained open were... »
B&G Hotels & Resorts Calimera Habiba Resort in Egypt receives Award for Excellence
B&G Hotels and Resorts, a leading hotel and management company in the Middle East and operator of the Royal Club in Dubai’s Palm Jumeirah Island, has announced that Calimera Habiba Resort, located in the popular tourist town of Marsa Alam in Egypt, has recently received an Award for Excellence from the International Travel Services... »
First Hilton Hotel underway in Egypt’s Marsa Alam
Hilton Worldwide has signed a Management Agreement with Concord Co. for Tourist Development S.A.E. for the first Hilton branded hotel in Marsa Alam, on the west coast of Egypt’s Red Sea. Marsa Alam is a popular holiday and diving destination, situated near the Tropic of Cancer attracting tourism with its diverse marine life, coral reefs,... »
Missing Russian divers in Red Sea survive after swimming miles
Four Russian scuba divers who were swept away by strong currents in the shark-infested waters off southern Egypt were found alive Tuesday after they managed to swim miles back to shore. The four went missing Monday after a dive in the Red Sea near Marsa Alam, one of Egypt’s top diving locations. They were found... »
Shark kills French tourist off Egypt's Red Sea coast
Image via Wikipedia A shark attacked and killed a French tourist diving in a remote site off Egypt’s Red Sea coast on Tuesday, in the first fatal shark attack in the Arab country since 2004, state media and a French embassy official said. The woman’s leg showed visible bite marks, and she likely bled to death... »
Six Senses Spa to open at Port Ghalib – Egypt
Egypt’s first Six Senses Spa will be hosted by Intercontinental The Palace Port Ghalib Resort, in Marsa Alam, Egypt. The uniquely designed spa at Port Ghalib occupies 1,700 square metres, with sixteen treatment areas including three couples rooms, two Thai treatment rooms, and one wet treatment room with classically designed stone beds. The spa includes... »
A joyful encounter with the desert people of Egypt
Image by ©M o c c a . CHOCOLATA via Flickr Forty-five tribes have populated Egypt’s deserts for millennia and yet their existence remains a mystery to the country’s urban masses. The Characters of Egypt Festival aims to showcase their ways of life. The aim of the festival is to provide a meeting opportunity for... »
French tourists released after Egypt desert safari
Image by enthogenesis via Flickr Egyptian authorities have released five French tourists and four Egyptians accused of endangering themselves on an unauthorized desert safari. The tourists, aged between 42 and 85, were arrested on Tuesday in the Red Sea resort of Marsa Alam after a safari to the nearby Wadi el-Ghadir organized by an Egyptian tour... »
