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exclusively in the UK by Red Sea Holidays. Israel
Luxor and Cairo have also been added as Eilat is also gaining from increased interest
Red Sea in brief
destinations. Red Sea Holidays is also the in the Red Sea. Superstar Holidays starts a
only UK operator to feature the four-star winter Isrotel Sun Express programme from Jaz Hotels has opened its largest hotel yet on
Grand Marina hotel in the main tourist area December 13 to April 12, using El Al’s Egypt’s Red Sea Riviera near Hurghada. The
of Hurghada, which opens in May 2010. charter airline, Sun D’Or, from Luton. five-star Iberotel Aquamarine Resort boasts
Olympic Holidays has added two of Sharm Passengers must stay in a participating 1,001 rooms and four swimming pools.
el Sheikh’s newest all-inclusive properties Isrotel property, with prices starting at £649 ■ jaz.travel
– the four-star Aqua Blue Sharm el Sheikh for seven nights at the Royal Garden on a
and Tropicana Azure Club hotels – in an self-catering basis including transfers. Planet Holidays has issued a 68-page Egypt
expanded Red Sea programme for 2010. It brochure with a greater emphasis on Nile
has also added other properties in Sharm as Jordan cruises and all-inclusives. The resorts of Ain
well as more in Dahab and Hurghada. Jordan’s Red Sea resort of Aqaba is set to Sokhna and Alexandria have been added.
Cosmos is offering a free city tour of benefit from a series of major tourist ■ planet-holidays.co.uk
Sharm el Sheikh for arrivals up to developments in the next few years.
December 15 and from January 3-31. The Saraya Aqaba project, opening in Movenpick has opened a fifth hotel in
Libra Holidays has introduced long-stay 2010, will include five five-star hotels and Jordan. Tala Bay Aqaba is situated on the
holidays on Egypt’s Red Sea coast for this two boutique properties as well as villas, a southern shores of the Red Sea and contains
winter. Packages cover 21 or 42 nights in the shopping district, waterfront promenade and 306 rooms, eight restaurants and bars, three
resorts of Sharm el Sheikh, Dahab, Nuweiba water park. The development includes a pools, a diving centre and amphitheatre.
and Taba, and are available on a half-board man-made lagoon which will add a mile of ■ moevenpick-hotels.com
or all-inclusive basis. Prices start at £529 beachfront to the Gulf of Aqaba.
per person for 21 nights’ half-board at the Other projects in the Aqaba area include Longwood Holidays is launching an
Amarante Garden Palms in Sharm. Ayla Oasis, which will have five hotels with underwater photography workshop in Taba
Red Sea resort Soma Bay is being featured a total of 1,540 rooms plus Jordan’s first Heights. Prices start from £800 for seven
in an expanded Egyptian offering by Kirker international standard golf course. The Tala nights (at the InterContinental), including
Holidays as part of its new North Africa and Bay development will have 1,400 rooms in flights, ground transfers and workshop fees.
the Middle East brochure for 2010. four hotels plus an 18-hole golf course. ■ longwoodholidays.co.uk
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