El Gouna is getting a new hotel
Luxury hotels operator General Hotel Management (GHM) will team up with Orascom Hotels Management (OHM) to bring us the Chedi El Gouna, according to a GHM press release. The new Red Sea hotel will be under the Chedi brand name which has seen GHM and OHM develop five-star hotels including Chedi Andermatt in Switzerland and Chedi Luštica Bay on the coast of Montenegro, with the El Gouna location to be their third effort. “Given Orascom’s deep roots in Egypt and in El Gouna, a place on the Red Sea was all but inevitable,” GHM CEO Tommy Lai commented, explaining the decision of launching in Orascom Development´s flagship town.
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Dubai-based airline flydubai will operate flights to Sohag three-times a week starting from 25 July, according to a press release. The flights will operate on Tuesdays, Thursdays, and Sundays, with a short layover in Sharm El Sheikh. The carrier also operates flights to Alexandria.