Featured Hassan Allam develops phase I of Alexandria’s hotel project Marwa himdan Dec 17, 2018 0 Nasr Genral Contracting Co. (Hassan M. Allam), subsidiary of the Holding Company for Construction, has captured a…
International News Islamist attack on hotel in Somali capital kills 25: police Yomna Yasser Oct 29, 2017 0 An Islamist attack on a hotel in the Somali capital ended on Sunday after 25 people had been killed in a near…
Real Estate Emaar plans first Vida Marassi Marina hotel project in Egypt Yomna Yasser Sep 16, 2017 0 UAE-based Emaar Hospitality Group is planning to develop Vida Marassi Marina, a major leisure development with 120…
Real Estate Emaar Hospitality Group unveils a new hotel project in Egypt Yomna Yasser Aug 30, 2017 0 Emaar Hospitality Group, a unit of UAE Emaar Properties, is welcoming yachting and marina enthusiasts to its…
Real Estate Amer Group to deliver mega project in Marsa Matrouh in 3Yrs nada nasser Jun 18, 2017 0 Egypt’s property developer Amer Group says it plans to deliver its new flagship in Marsa Matrouh, 524 km (325.6…
Entertainment Tom Daley, Dustin Lance Black marry at Devon hotel Yomna Yasser May 8, 2017 0 British Olympic diver Tom Daley has married his partner, US film director, Dustin Lance Black. The couple got…
Real Estate SECON to inject 3.5bn Egyptian pounds investments into projects this year nada nasser Apr 11, 2017 0 The Saudi Egyptian Construction Company (SECON) is planning to pump investments nearing 3.5 billion Egyptian pounds…
International News China’s hotel fire kills 2 Yomna Yasser Feb 25, 2017 0 People were left trapped as emergency services battled a fire in Nanchang, China. At least two people were killed,…
International News Somali hotel blast attack kills 28 – Ambulance staff nada nasser Jan 26, 2017 0 Ambulance workers in the Somali capital Mogadishu told the BBC they have counted 28 dead bodies at a hotel…
Tech news Trivago IPO opens at $11.20 after pricing at $11, below its expected range Ghada Ismail Dec 18, 2016 0 Hotel booking website Trivago opened at $11.20 per share in its debut Friday on the Nasdaq stock exchange. Trading…
Egypt News Colliers International: hotel occupancy in 4 Egyptian cities records 48% in 2016 Noha Gad Nov 28, 2016 0 Hotel occupancy rates in Egypt's Sharm El Sheikh, Hurghada, Cairo, and Alexandria are expected to record 30…
Real Estate Fairmont, Raffles, Swissotel ink management deals in Egypt’s North Coast Yomna Yasser Nov 26, 2016 0 Egypt’s Al Arabia Real Estate and Development (ARCO) signed Thursday three hotel management agreements with…
Industry & Trade BREAKING: Egypt’s supply minister resigns amid costly residency in 5-star hotel Noha Gad Aug 25, 2016 0 Egyptian Supply Minister Khaled Hanafy announced Thursday his resignation in a press conference held after the…
Real Estate The 15th edition of Cityscape Global is coming back soon in Dubai aya salah Aug 7, 2016 0 Cityscape Global Conference 15th edition is coming back on 5 September at the Conrad Dubai Hotel bringing full…
Real Estate Cairo hotels’ revenue per available room may grow by 22% this summer: Colliers aya salah Jul 18, 2016 0 The hotel market in Cairo continues to grow as the city is growing with an increase of 22% in demand during June to…
Industry & Trade $186mn-investments pumped into Egypt’s tourism sector in FY2015/16: TDA Noha Gad Jul 10, 2016 0 Around 8,267 hotel rooms and touristic units have been inaugurated with investments estimated at 1.65 billion…
Real Estate SECON, Hilton sign agreement to operate new 4-stars hotel in New Damietta aya salah Jun 25, 2016 0 The Saudi-Egyptian Construction Company (SECON) signed an agreement with Hilton Worldwide Holdings to manage its…
Real Estate SECON, Hilton sign agreement to operate new 4-stars hotel in New Damietta aya salah Jun 25, 2016 0 The Saudi-Egyptian Construction Company (SECON) signed an agreement with Hilton Worldwide Holdings to manage its…
Real Estate Golden Coast plans $6.2mn expansion in Ain Sokhna Hotel aya salah Jun 5, 2016 0 Egypt-based Golden Coast El Sokhna for Touristic Investment (GOCO) announced the investment cost to establish 80…
Egypt News Dozens Injured as hotel in Cairo’s El-Ataba burst into flames aya salah May 9, 2016 0 At least 43 people have been injured in a massive fire that engulfed a hotel in El-Rowaey in…
Real Estate Sawiris’s Orascom to inaugurate Gouna and Fayoum hotels in 2016 aya salah Apr 18, 2016 0 Egypt-based Orascom Hotels and Development (OHD) is planning to inaugurate both Ancient Sands hotel-El Gouna and…
Tech news Trump’s hotel chain faces another credit card system crack Ghada Ismail Apr 5, 2016 0 Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump's string of luxury hotel properties, The Trump Hotel Collection,…
Industry & Trade GE to sell $1.4 billion U.S. hotel franchise loan portfolio Noha Gad Mar 30, 2016 0 General Electric Co (GE.N) said it had agreed to sell GE Capital's U.S. hotel franchise loan portfolio to a unit of…
Real Estate Hotel rooms’ supply in Cairo rose 7% – U.S. Colliers International aya salah Feb 9, 2016 0 The hotel rooms' supply in Cairo governorate registered 15157 at the end of 2015, marking 7 percent increase, the…
Egypt News North Sinai attack death toll increases to seven Yomna Yasser Nov 25, 2015 0 Judge, prosecutor, four security personnel and one civilian die in attacks launched in North Sinai by…
Egypt News UPDATE: Car bomb kills four at election judges’ hotel in Egypt’s Sinai aya salah Nov 24, 2015 0 A car bomb exploded in North Sinai's Al-Arish close to a hotel where judges supervising parliamentary elections…
Egypt News Car bomb explodes at hotel hosting election judges in Arish, killing three Noha Gad Nov 24, 2015 0 A car bomb exploded outside a hotel housing election judges in Egypt's North Sinai on Tuesday, killing at least…
Real Estate BlueBay to develop Utopia Hotel with US$6 mln aya salah Jul 23, 2015 0 Spain's BlueBay Group aims to develop Utopia Beach Club El Quseir Marsa Allam Alawith total investments of EGP 50…
MENA News Tunisia declares State of Emergency after Hotel Attack Noha Gad Jul 5, 2015 0 Tunisian President Beji Caid Essebsi declared a state of emergency on Saturday, saying the Islamist militant attack…
Egypt News Hotel occupancies expected to increase in Sharm El-Sheikh in March Amwal Al Ghad English Feb 19, 2015 0 It is expected that hotel occupancy in March will increase to up to 80% due to the influx of participants in the…
Egypt News Hotel Occupancies Up At 60% In Hurghada, Sharm El-Sheikh: Ministry Official Amwal Al Ghad English Dec 30, 2014 0 Hotel occupancies in the Red Sea area and South Sinai witnessed an increase this week to 60%, according to a…
Real Estate Premium Hotel Plots Up For Sale In Dubai Marina Amwal Al Ghad English May 29, 2012 0 Dubai Marina could soon see a glut of new hotels, with four plots of land currently up for sale and two four-star…
MENA News Fairmont Targets Expansion in Middle East Administrator Apr 30, 2012 0 Fairmont Raffles Hotel International is planning to open up to eight new hotels in the Middle East over the coming…
MENA News Marriott International Hires 12,000 in Middle East Administrator Apr 29, 2012 0 Marriott International will recruit more than 12,000 staff in the Middle East and Africa over the next five years,…
Real Estate Sales Boosts Emaar’s Income Administrator Apr 29, 2012 0 Real estate developer Emaar Properties, -builder of the world's tallest tower- said yesterday its fiscal…
Real Estate Assets Sale Boosts Kingdom Holding Net Profit Administrator Apr 22, 2012 0 The Saudi Arabian company behind plans to build the world's tallest tower reported a surge in net profits yesterday…
Industry & Trade Funding Expansions may Push Marriott to Sell Edition Hotels Administrator Mar 31, 2012 0 Marriott International Inc. (MAR), the largest publicly traded U.S. hotel chain, may sell its three Edition…
Real Estate Samih Sawiris Loans ODH 75 Million Swiss Francs Administrator Mar 31, 2012 0 Orascom Development Holding AG (ODHN), -the hotel and construction company- will get a direct loan of 75 million…