Glenn Carroll, senior vice president of sales andmarketing of the Malta-based CHI Hotels & Resorts (CHI) announced that CHI would offer special travel agent packages (air and hotel) from New York to Sharm El Sheikh with EgyptAir to encourage as many travel professionals as possible to experience the newly-built 351-room Tiran Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt. This newly-opened luxurious four-star property is CHIโs first in Egypt and, together with the five-star Corinthia Hotel currently under development, will from next year form the Corinthia Beach Resort Sharm el Sheikh.
The announcement was made at the recent 34th Annual Africa Travel Association (ATA) Congress held in Cairo, May 17-21, 2009 where Glenn Carroll was joined by Nicholas Borg, regional director of sales, MEA Division, CHI Hotels & Resorts. Carroll is also a vice president on the ATA International board of directors.
โWe thank the New York sales office of EgyptAir for their support of CHI Hotels & Resorts by providing travel agents with a special air fare of US$772 (plus taxes) from JFK to Sharm El Sheikh via Cairo, that can be used in combination with Tiran Hotelโs opening agent promotion of US$100 per room for two and US$80 for a single, all inclusive of taxes, breakfast, and dinner,โ said Carroll.
The special agent package with EgyptAir is valid for departure from New York between September 1-December 12, 2009, with certain holiday black-out periods. However, the Tiran Hotel Agent offer by itself is available from July 18 to December 20, 2009. Please click here http://213.198.65.231/00000001/032/023112/preresav2.phtml?style=DIRECTPROMO&Hotelnames=EGSECCORTiran&FSTBKNGCode=PROMO-MULT-NewsletterTA&rt%1247067536 for hotel booking. Please note that for Egyptair reservations, travel agents must call the EgyptAir New York Sales Office (212) 581-5600 only and identify themselves as part of the Corinthia Hotels promotion. This offer is subject to availability.
The EgyptAir sales office in New York said that they were pleased to work together with CHI to provide an incentive for American travel agents to get to know Egyptโs fabulous Red Sea tourist products and sell them as a perfect extension for their clients on a Classical Egypt tour.
At the ATA Congress, Amr El Ezaby, chairman of the Egyptian Tourist Authority spoke about โEgypt Beyond the Monumentsโ and the diversification of the Egyptian tourist product. โWe are very pleased with this travel agent initiative by CHI Hotels & Resorts and EgyptAir, which will encourage more Americans to visit Sharm El Sheikh. The addition of Tiran Hotelโs state-of-the-art conference facilities will be a boost to the Egyptian Tourist Authorityโs promotional efforts in the Meetings, Incentive, Conference, Event (MICE) Market.โ
Tiran Hotel, Sharm El Sheikh
Situated in one of Sharmโs finest locations in the heart of Montazah, the resort is able to offer an outstanding vacation, diving, and conference experience. The luxurious four-star Tiran Hotel features 351 rooms and suites with sea and mountain views, two restaurants including an Indian specialty restaurant, three bars, an extensive landscaped outdoor pool and childrenโs pool, a kidโs club, an amphitheatre, a business center, an Internet cafรฉ, and a spacious conference hall with adjoining syndicate rooms. The Tiran Hotel has its own private beach featuring relaxation facilities, dining, and a Bedouin tent.
Other exciting hotel facilities include a day spa with Jacuzzi and a variety of beauty and relaxation treatments, a tennis court, a mini-golf course, an expert dive center, and extensive water sports activities. Vistas from the resortโs balconies extend all the way to the biblical Mount Sinai Mountains and to the nearby Tiran Island, while the well known dive site of Ras Nasruni is literally meters away from the hotelโs beach.
Sharm El Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula
About CHI Hotels & Resorts
Based in Malta, CHI Hotels & Resorts (CHI) is a leading hands-on hotel management company that provides the full range of technical assistance and management services to hotel owners worldwide. CHI is the exclusive operator and developer for the luxury Corinthia Hotels brand, as well as the Wyndham and Ramada Plaza brands in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
CHI draws on a heritage of over 45 years in delivering high-quality services to hotel guests and an optimum rate of return to owners and investors in diverse business environments. Their experience across three brands extends to management of luxury and upscale properties in city and resort locations and products ranging from boutique to conference and spa hotels. CHI also operates various restaurants under brands such as Rickshaw and has its own spa division.
CHI Hotels & Resorts is a joint venture between International Hotel Investments plc (IHI) โ 70 percent and The Wyndham Hotel Group (WHG) โ 30 percent.
WHAT TO TAKE AWAY FROM THIS ARTICLE:
- The luxurious four-star Tiran Hotel features 351 rooms and suites with sea and mountain views, two restaurants including an Indian specialty restaurant, three bars, an extensive landscaped outdoor pool and children's pool, a kid's club, an amphitheatre, a business center, an Internet cafรฉ, and a spacious conference hall with adjoining syndicate rooms.
- The EgyptAir sales office in New York said that they were pleased to work together with CHI to provide an incentive for American travel agents to get to know Egypt's fabulous Red Sea tourist products and sell them as a perfect extension for their clients on a Classical Egypt tour.
- Sharm El Sheikh is a city situated on the southern tip of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt and has become a leading tourist resort thanks to its dramatic landscape, year-round dry and temperate climate, and long stretches of natural beaches.