The global US magazine Travel & Leisure, known for nominating the best hotel destinations and brands for travelers around the world, has chosen the Sofitel Legend Old Cataract hotel in Aswan to rank eighth among the top 25 hotels in the world, while the Four Seasons Nile Plaza hotel was ranked fifth and the Cairo Marriott Hotel tenth in the list of the best city hotels in North Africa and the Middle East for 2019. This confirms the distinguished standard of these hotels, as the magazine's selection is based on many criteria, most importantly the quality of the service provided and customer satisfaction.
Minister of Tourism Dr. Rania Al-Mashat expressed her happiness at the selection of Egyptian hotels in the lists of the best hotels, both worldwide and in North Africa and the Middle East, which reflects these hotels' ability to compete globally and confirms the distinguished standard of some Egyptian hotels.
The Minister of Tourism also stressed that this success will grow in the coming period, especially as the ministry is updating the system of classification standards for Egyptian hotels to keep pace with international standards, which will have the greatest impact on improving the quality of the tourism product, in addition to the great attention the ministry pays to training the workforce to ensure the quality of the service provided and to increase the competitiveness of Egypt's tourism sector.
The Minister of Tourism posted congratulations to these hotels on her social media pages, writing:
"While the Pyramids of Giza are our city's main attraction, it is the blend of past and present, between historic walls and a contemporary atmosphere, that stays in the mind."
"Captivating Cairo... two Cairo hotels have been chosen by @TravelLeisure among the top 10 hotels in the Middle East and North Africa for 2019. Congratulations to the modern Four Seasons Nile Plaza for taking fifth place, and to the historic Cairo Marriott for taking tenth place."
"For more than a century, the historic Sofitel Legend Old Cataract has earned the trust of tourists with its unique views of the Nile and the distinguished level of hospitality it is known for. No wonder its royal terrace overlooking the Nile has, at sunset, welcomed many celebrities and prominent and influential figures from around the world over the years."
