- Hilton Worldwide, Egypt's largest hospitality provider, has signed an agreement with long-standing business partner, Egyptian Touristic Resorts LLC, to introduce two new premium Hilton Hotels & Resorts properties to Cairo and Alexandria.
Seif started with the Food and Beverage pre-opening team at Four Seasons Resort Sharm el Sheikh. In Sharm, Seif could not resist the magical desert and red sea, where he stayed for five years moving around the different resort restaurants to gain his experience in depth. In 2005, he was promoted to Room Service Manager. In 2007, Seif decided to seek a new career opportunity back home in Alexandria. He then dipped his toe in the catering pool in the capacity of Catering Sales Manager with another pre-opening team at Four Seasons Hotel Alexandria, and was later promoted to Assistant Director of Catering. During those years Seif had played a major role in leading the catering team and managing successfully the famous Alexandria Wedding Fair for three years on the row. He was also responsible for driving departmental sales goals.
After graduating from Hotel Management University, Moataz decided to pursue his career in the food and beverage field. He began his path as a server in 1995 and then worked in number of prestigious hotels.
The Steigenberger Hotel Group announced that from October 2012 it will, for the first time, commence operations of three luxury cruise ships namely Minerva, Legacy on the River Nile and Omar El Khayam cruising on Lake Nasser.
From across the renowned Nile River to Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza, Sherifa Issa has been recently appointed as the new Director of Sales and Marketing.
El Keiy is a hotel veteran who has spent more than 10 years as part of Four Seasons family, first with the pre-opening team at Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh as Sales Manager, followed by seven years at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza as Director of Sales, where he developed extensive leadership skills and managerial insight that made him perfect to take on the responsibilities of Director of Sales and Marketing.
Holding a Bachelor's Degree from Arab Academy for Science & Technology in Hotel Management, Fouad Shafik started his career with Four Seasons in Egypt 11 years ago, and brings extensive experience in the hospitality industry to his new role.
Veteran hotelier Jean-Francois Gouvrit is the new general manager of The Ritz-Carlton, Sharm El Sheikh, announced Pascal Duchauffour, area vice-president, Europe and Middle East of The Ritz-Carlton Hotel Company L.L.C. Mr. Gouvrit brings a wealth of expertise cultivated over more than 15 years in hotel management within Asia and Europe. Before joining The Ritz-Carlton, Sharm El Sheikh, Mr. Gouvrit was the general manager for the 244-room Ritz-Carlton, Istanbul which was voted in 2009 as the "Best Overseas Business Hotel" by the readers of Condé Nast Traveller.
Doss has nine years experience within the hospitality industry, including assignments at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at Nile Plaza and Four Seasons Resort Sharm El Sheikh, making him the ideal candidate to handle social events, weddings and corporate events for the Resort.
The resilience of Egypt's travel and tourism industry has been acknowledged at a VIP gala ceremony hosted by World Travel Awards at the SOHO Square, Sharm el Sheikh, the Red Sea's premier dining, shopping and entertainment complex.
Stamper will be responsible for the overall commercial operations and management of all three of InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) hotels that reside within the Citystars commercial and residential complex, which includes Holiday Inn Cairo-Citystars and Staybridge Suites Cairo-Citystars. Stamper brings with him over 25 years experience in the hospitality industry and will play a vital role in maintaining IHG Citystars position as an iconic symbol of Cairean heritage, and its reputation for personalised service and practical luxury tailored for today's affluent travellers.
Rony has been a part of the family at Four Seasons for many years, having joined Nile Plaza in 2004 as Director of Catering where he positioned the Hotel as the leading venue for conferences and social events.
Hilton Hotels & Resorts has opened its first resort in Egypt’s Marsa Alam region. Hilton Marsa Alam Nubian Resort, a 370-room resort overlooking the Red Sea, is the seventeenth Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in Egypt. The resort is part of an integrated mixed-use development, which includes an entertainment village, a congress centre and a residential town.
Rocco Forte Hotels today announced it has entered into a contract to help refurbish and then operate the Luxor Hotel in Egypt from 2013 as a luxury hotel. The hotel is owned by the Egyptian Government through two of its departments, the Egyptian Endowments Authority (EEA) and Egyptian General Company for Tourism and Hotels (EGOTH).
Situated on picturesque Zamalek Island, Hilton Zamalek Residence Cairo is located between downtown Cairo and Giza, approximately 20 km from Cairo International Airport. It features five restaurants including an all-day dining restaurant, specialty restaurant, coffee shop, pastry shop and pool café. Guests can also make use of three meeting rooms, a business centre and a health club and spa.
World Travel Awards has announced its continued support for tourism in Egypt by renewing plans to host its Africa and Indian Ocean Ceremony in Sharm el Sheikh on 16 September 2011. In the wake of the recent political upheaval, World Travel Awards is also urging the travel trade and holidaymakers alike to follow suit by supporting Egypt’s tourism industry, and Sharm el Sheikh in particular.
For several weeks Hyatt has been attempting resolution through a series of urgent communications with the hotel owner, Saudi Egyptian Touristic Development Company. Regrettably, resolution of the disputes has not been possible. For several weeks Hyatt has been attempting resolution through a series of urgent communications with the hotel owner, Saudi Egyptian Touristic Development Company. Regrettably, resolution of the disputes has not been possible.
So we’re guessing that Egypt isn’t top of your must do travel list for the near future, because although things are looking a lot better for the remaining tourists than the locals, the situation sounds nothing if not grim.
Hilton Worldwide has signed a management agreement with Afak Co. for Touristic Development Co., one of the Egyptian Engineers Companies (Zaghloul Holdings), for the newly built 676-room Hilton Makadi Resort, the fourth Hilton Hotels & Resorts property in Hurghada, Egypt. The hotel is expected to open its doors as a Hilton Hotels & Resort property in June 2011 with the 330 rooms that make up phase one of the project. Phase two, the final 346 rooms, is expected to open by Q2 2012. Situated in a prime location in the new area of Makadi Bay, about 30km south of Hurghada and 35km from Hurghada International Airport, the hotel overlooks the Red Sea front with a 400-meter, private sandy beach.
Buitenkemp is an equal asset to Four Seasons. He has more than 11 years experience in the hospitality field and has worked in a number of prestigious hotels and restaurants throughout the world, including Adour Alain Ducasse restaurant at the St Regis Hotel New York, the Waldorf Astoria New York, and InterContinental Nanjing China.