HotelChatter - eg

The Grand Hyatt Cairo Is No Longer A Hyatt

juliab — 2011-03-21T14:09:42-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/grandhyattcairo.jpg" class="top"> Just as things seemed to be getting back to normal in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/egypt%20hotels">Egypt</a> comes a mini hotel news blow: Hyatt is dumping the <a href='http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel/local/2199'>Grand Hyatt Cairo</a>. A tipster pointed us in the direction of this breaking news story on <a href="http://www.hyatt.com/hyatt/about/press/pr-show.jsp?contentId=3197388">Hyatts website</a> claiming unresolved contractual disputes with the hotels owner for ducking out. <blockquote>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.</blockquote> Could it maybe be over the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2008/6/23/22821/2864/hotels/Owner_of_Grand_Hyatt_Cairo_Commits_Biggest_Party_Foul_Ever">issue of booze?</a> However, Egyptophiles, dont lose heart just yet. The story also notes: <blockquote>It is unfortunate that the contractual disputes have not been

Egyptian Hotels Tighten Security As Tension Spreads to Tourist Areas

juliab — 2011-01-31T08:31:17-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/21888/egyptprotests.jpg" class="top"> Not a sight you want to see from your hotel room So were guessing that Egypt isnt 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. Although we havent seen any specific hotels named since the <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/story/2011/1/28/11309/3945/hotels/Cairo_Hotels_Under_Curfew_as_Protests_Escalate">Sheraton was caught in the middle of the fray</a> last week, in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/tag/cairo%20hotels">Cairo</a>, there are tales of hotels <a href="http://www.suntimes.com/3561623-417/chicago-blocks-egypt-hotel-johnson.html">locking their doors</a>, <a href="http://edition.cnn.com/2011/TRAVEL/01/29/egypt.tourists/">shutting down elevators</a>, telling tourists to <a href="http://tvnz.co.nz/world-news/airport-worse-than-egypt-protests-bunce-4010768">take shelter on the roof</a> and posting <a href="http://m.daytondailynews.com/dayton/db_101693/contentdetail.htm?contentguid=Oflk1gOM&detailindex=1&pn=0&ps=4">guards armed with water cannons</a> in case flares are shot at the buildings, while the tourists gather

Cairo Hotels Under Curfew as Protests Escalate

juliana — 2011-01-28T12:01:14-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/1425/cairoprotests.jpg" class="top"> Frightening riots and protests are taking place in <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/city/cairo">Cairo</a> today as Egyptians continue to demand for the ouster of President Hosni Mubarak. The city's downtown Tahrir Square saw a particularly scary stand-off between protesters and government security forces today who used tear gas, water cannons and sound grenades. <a href="http://www.hotelchatter.com/hotel-reviews/Sheraton+Cairo+Hotel%2C+Towers+And+Casino/ian/233718">The Sheraton Cairo</a> on Giza Avenue was at one point caught in the middle of the fray as government troops blocked entry to the El Gala Bridge over a section of the Nile River. <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/world/egypts-mubarak-imposes-curfew-after-day-of-protests-rock-regime/article1886184/">The Globe and Mail</a> reports: <blockquote> Wave after wave of people charged at the troops, throwing no rocks and using no violence, only shouting at the forces. They then were beaten back

Get Salty At Taba Heights' New Dead Sea Salt Cave

juliab — 2010-07-02T16:26:01-05:00

There’s nothing like a bizarre spa treatment to get us going here at HotelChatter and today’s comes courtesy of the Taba Heights resort in Sinai, Egypt, which has announced the opening of a new salt cave that will be open to guests of all the hotels at the resort.

We have to admit we hadn’t heard of a salt cave before this (that probably makes us spa ingenues), but turns out it’s a health thing that goes way back, helping ailments such as:

Dermatological diseases, nervous system disorders, metabolic disturbances, digestive tract problems, underproduction of hyperthyroidism, heart disease and illnesses of the respiratory tract.

The World's Largest Resort in Egypt Will Have a University

JetSetCD — 2010-05-06T09:31:28-05:00

<![CDATA[<img src="http://www.hotelchatter.com/files/6193/LotsofResort.jpg" class="top"> Down on the Red Sea in Egypt, something huge is going on. We may not hear anything else about the project for years, but when we do, rest assured that what is being billed as the World's Largest Resort Development will impress. It's called the Sahl Hasheesh International Resort Community, and all hashish jokes aside, the 10,000-acre resort looks more like a city than a resort complex. After all, the plan calls for it to have businesses, civic centers, schools, regular apartments and even a university. But of course there will be hotels, too. The whole Sahi Hasheesh development will focus on relaxation and well-being, like some sort of rebirth in this fertile area, if you listen