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25Nov

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Africa Travel, Egypt News

Rixos Hotels Egypt Welcomes 2025 with an Exclusive Line-Up of Performances and January Events

Rixos Hotels Egypt is all set to ring in the New Year with a spectacular array of world-class performances at its luxurious properties. From December 31, 2024, to early January 2025, guests can experience electrifying shows featuring internationally renowned DJs, live bands, and breathtaking beachfront stages. With sunny, refreshing weather, Rixos is poised to be the ultimate destination for holiday celebrations. Mr. Erkan Yildirim, Managing Director of Rixos Hotels Egypt, shared, "We are thrilled to offer an extraordinary blend of music and entertainment, set against the luxurious backdrop of our properties, ensuring an exceptional celebration for all our guests." At Rixos Premium Seagate, the New Year kicks off with exciting performances starting December 31, featuring the Cote d'A...

15Aug

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Art, Egypt News

Santiago Ribeiro exhibit at “Assembly of Arts in Egypt” (21-29 August 2024)

The artist Santiago Ribeiro will participate in the ART FESTIVAL in AFRICA from August 21 to 29 in Cairo. It is the Portuguese artist's first time in Cairo and Africa. The present painting will be Industrial of Apples. Industrial of Apples, oil on canvas, 30x50 cm, 2012, Santiago Ribeiro José Manuel Santiago Ribeiro was born in Coimbra. He shared his childhood and youth between the rural and religious environment of the village of Condeixa, where he lived, and the academic, secular, "avan-garde", revolutionary University City of Coimbra, where he was studying. He attended Avelar Brotero Comprehensive School in Coimbra, where he finished his Technical Course of Arts and Crafts. In 2006 he joined a Higher Education School, also in Coimbra. He organized and participated in n...

Rixos Premium Alamein Opened its Doors as a New Haven on Egypt’s Mediterranean Coast

23Apr

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Africa Travel, Egypt News

Rixos Premium Alamein Opened its Doors as a New Haven on Egypt’s Mediterranean Coast

Discover the allure of Rixos Premium Alamein, the latest addition to Egypt's Mediterranean coast. This exquisite resort combines elegance, ultimate comfort, and indulgence, inviting guests to embark on an unforgettable journey of luxury and leisure. Rixos Premium Alamein comprises six towers housing 469 residences and 732 rooms and suites, each designed to capture natural light and breathtaking views. Guests can luxuriate in the embrace of a pristine white sandy beach, set against the vibrant shades of blue in the sea, offering a reminiscent of the Egyptian Maldives. Additionally, guests can indulge in an array of water sports activities, for a fun-filled leisure experience. Alternatively, guests can choose to immerse in a refreshing dip, in one of the resort's indoor or outdoor pools...

Egypt and the Big 5 Dominate Hotel Development in Africa

26Mar

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Africa Travel, Business, Egypt News

Egypt and the Big 5 Dominate Hotel Development in Africa

When it comes to hotel development across Africa in 2024, just five words tell the story, “Egypt and the Big 5”. In this context, “the Big 5” does not refer to Africa’s major wildlife attractions, (lion, leopard, rhinoceros, elephant and buffalo) but to the global hotel chains – Accor, Hilton, IHG, Marriott International and Radisson Hotel Group. This year’s African Hotel Chain Development Pipeline report, widely acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source, documenting and analysing the number of hotels being planned and built across the continent, reports a market share of 28% for Egypt and 71% for the Big 5 global chains. The survey, conducted by Lagos-based W Hospitality Group, in association with the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF), is based on responses from 4...

All Rixos Egypt Properties Received Booking.com Traveller Review Awards 2024

11Feb

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Africa Travel, Egypt News

All Rixos Egypt Properties Received Booking.com Traveller Review Awards 2024

Rixos Hotels Egypt is delighted to receive the esteemed Traveller Review Awards 2024 by Booking.com for its multiple properties such as Rixos Premium Seagate, Rixos Sharm El Sheikh, Rixos Golf Villas & Suites Sharm El Sheikh, Rixos Alamein, and Rixos Premium Magawish Suites & Villas. This recognition celebrates Rixos Hotels Egypt's unwavering commitment to delivering unparalleled service and exceptional guest experiences. Mr. Erkan Yildirim, the Managing Director of Rixos Hotels Egypt, expressed his gratitude and delight, stating, "We're thrilled to receive Booking.com Traveller Review Awards for our multiple properties in Egypt. My sincerest thanks to the dedicated Rixos Hotels Egypt team for their relentless commitment to exceptional service, and we also extend our gratitude t...

TCI Signs Agreement To Build And Operate Egypt’s First Bulk Cement Export Silo Terminal With Sinai White Portland Cement Company

30Nov

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Business, Egypt News

TCI Signs Agreement To Build And Operate Egypt’s First Bulk Cement Export Silo Terminal With Sinai White Portland Cement Company

[Cairo, November] – Transcargo International, TCI, a veteran terminal operator in Egypt, announces the signing of an agreement with Sinai White Portland Cement, SWCC, for the development of Egypt’s first bulk cement silos in Arish Port, marking a significant milestone in the cement industry in Egypt and its export capabilities. SWCC, a subsidiary of the world's largest white cement manufacturer, Aalborg Portland Group, controlled by Cementir Holding N.V., the leading producer of white cement globally, operating one of the world's largest white cement plants in the Egyptian Sinai Peninsula. Under the terms of the commercial agreement, TCI will build and operate white cement silos terminal with an annual capacity exceeding 200,000 tons for SWCC, facilitating the export of the company's pro...

Egypt and Marriott power hotel development in Africa

22Mar

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Africa Travel, Egypt News

Egypt and Marriott power hotel development in Africa

When it comes to hotel development across Africa, Egypt and Marriott are the two phenomena to watch. This insight comes from this year’s African Hotel Chain Development Pipeline report, widely acknowledged as the industry’s most authoritative source, documenting and analysing the number of hotels being planned and built across the continent. The survey, conducted by Lagos-based W Hospitality Group, in association with the Africa Hospitality Investment Forum (AHIF), is based on responses from 45 global and regional (African) hotel chains, reporting on a pipeline of hotel development activity totalling around 84,400 rooms in 482 hotels, in 42 of Africa’s 54 countries. North Africa continues to dominate the pipeline, with Egypt far ahead. It alone numbers 21% of the hotels and 30% of the ro...

6Jan

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Egypt News, Ghana News, Main, Morocco News, South Africa News

Africa is leapfrogging into the future of retail

The bi-annual Global Retail Development Index (GRDI), which is a study of the global retailing landscape has revealed Africa is poised to move away from traditional retail models and become the fastest-growing, richest, and most sophisticated market in the world. Prashaen Reddy, a partner at management consulting firm Kearney says that this is thanks to the explosive growth of young, urban, and digitally savvy consumers; increasing mobile phone penetration; the creation of digital payment and shopping networks; favorable governmental regulations and spending initiatives; and significant investment by both foreign and domestic companies. In the most stable times, retailers expanding their global footprint face a series of difficult decisions. Yet in the wake of COVID-19, together, these f...

9Aug

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Egypt News

H.B. Fuller to Build New Facility in Egypt

The new plant will become a regional production hub for the company’s adhesives business growth in the Middle East and Africa Cairo, Egypt – H.B. Fuller (NYSE: FUL), a leading global adhesive manufacturer, announced on 4 August a strategic investment to build a new facility in Cairo to support customers’ increased demand in the fast-growing markets of Egypt, Turkey, the Middle East, and Africa. The new factory will become a regional supply hub and a center of excellence for manufacturing for adhesives serving the hygiene, packaging, labeling, paper converting, and graphic arts, among other industries. “Egypt has naturally become a main gateway to the region and with the new plant, we will extend our current leadership in Egypt and Turkey and grow our competitive position across the em...

The Kingdom of Kerma: All You Need to Know

27Apr

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archaeology, Sudan News

The Kingdom of Kerma: All You Need to Know

Kerma, also known as Karmah, is archaeological with immense historic importance. It is the former capital of the ancient kingdom of Kerma which is situated in the Dongola Reach (above the 3rd Cataract of the River Nile in Sudan). All these stories are more than 5500 years old. Kerma is one of the largest archaeological sites in the ancient region of Nubia (ancient region in northeastern Africa: extending from the Nile river valley eastward to the shores of the Red Sea, southward to Khartoum or present Sudan and finally westward to the Libyan desert). Before we get to know more about the present-day Kerma, let’s dig deeper into how the Kerma Culture actually was or what Kerma Kingdom was actually about. As we were talking, this culture flourished from 2500 BCE to 1500 BCE. Although it wa...