19 November 2009
Cairo, Grand Rotana Resort & Spa received the prestigious World Travel Award during the World Travel Market on 11th of November 09.

World Travel Awards 2009 Honored the Grand Rotana Resort & Spa in Egypt.

World Travel Awards was launched in 1993 to acknowledge and recognize excellence in the world's travel and tourism industry. Thousands of votes are cast by travel professionals from 170,000 travel and tourism companies and organizations in 160 countries. The event was attended by senior executives from major travel companies, operators and destinations.

The winner of the 16th World Travel Awards, voted by travel agents worldwide, for Egypt is the Grand Rotana Resort & Spa Sharm El Sheikh. "With thousands of votes, we received this prestigious award of the Best Spa in Africa, as one of the most important awards in the travel industry.  I feel deeply proud to be part of them. Naturally, I'm delighted that our efforts have been recognized and it certainly gives us added momentum for the coming Years in terms of our planned expansion and new hotel openings commented Karim Nahas General Manager of the Resort".

The 5 star Grand Rotana Resort & Spa in Sharm El Sheikh which sets the pace for Rotana's expansion in Egypt. The Grand Rotana Resort & Spa is located on the beautiful shores of Sharm El Sheikh, which is a truly inspiring seaside destination. The property has its own 450 meter stretch of private beach, a stunning 3,600 square meter pool which is as large as three Olympic sized swimming pools and the entire property is surrounded by a lush tropical landscape with over 2,000 palm trees. With 526 rooms, suites & 9 royal villas with 4-5 bed rooms, this 5 star modern and trendy property offers a wide range of accommodation. In addition to the well equipped rooms, you will find a choice of beach front rooms, suites and private villas (with their own pool) for the ultimate in privacy and comfort.

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About Rotana
Rotana currently manages a portfolio of over 68 properties throughout the Middle East with an aggressive expansion plans. At Rotana, we have chosen to acknowledge how precious time is to you by making all time spent with us, Treasured Time. This means that we pledge to understand and meet the individual needs of all our guests. In so doing, we have evolved our product brands to include, Rotana Hotels & Resorts, Centro Hotels by Rotana, Rayhaan Hotels & Resorts by Rotana and Arjaan Hotel Apartments by Rotana. Treasured Time. Our promise to you.

For further information about this press release or any of Rotana Resorts in Egypt, please contact:
Nashwa Mahfouz  
Area Director of Marketing & Communications
Rotana Hotels & Resorts - Egypt
Area Sales & Marketing Office: 124, Othman Ibn Affan St; 14th Floor, Heliopolis
Cairo, Egypt
T: 00 202 2 644 0992/3
F: 00 202 2 644 0997
Email: nashwa.mahfouz@rotana.com

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