By Akram Medhat
Mohab Ghaly, vice president of operations for Hilton hotels in Egypt and North Africa, revealed that a major refurbishment and renovation plan covering 5 of the group's hotels is currently under way, in addition to contracts to manage 7 new hotels planned to open between the end of 2018 and 2022, alongside the 17 hotels Hilton currently manages in Egypt, bringing their number to 24 hotels once the expansion plan is completed. He noted that Hilton is one of the first companies to manage hotels in various tourist cities.
Ghaly told "Travel Yalla News" in an exclusive statement that the development plan consists of either renovations or expansions, the first of which is at the "Hilton Ramses" hotel, with the renovation of 3 floors and the restaurants, while work on the lobby will start next November, and the plan will continue according to a timetable.
He added that a renovation plan has also been prepared for the Hilton Pyramids Golf hotel in 6th of October City, which will take about 3 years. He also pointed to the development of Hilton Zamalek and the increase of its capacity by 50 rooms, and noted the closure of the Hilton Hurghada Plaza hotel for renovation and the increase of its capacity from 200 rooms to 580 rooms, in addition to the development of the Hilton Green Plaza hotel in Alexandria.
New Hilton Hotels
The head of Hilton in Egypt and North Africa said the group has contracted to manage 7 new hotels in the Egyptian destination, some of which are under construction and others being developed, and which are planned to open between 2018 and 2022, bringing the number of hotels Hilton manages in Egypt under its various brands to 24 hotels in 5 years.
He explained that the hotels are divided into 4 in Cairo, 2 in Ain Sokhna and one hotel in Damietta, which will have a good future in light of the new projects and the port, stressing Hilton's keenness to discover promising tourist destinations in Egypt.
Ghaly noted that the Cairo hotels will be Hilton Maadi, which is under construction, overlooks the Nile and consists of a hotel building and a residential tower; a Pyramids hotel opposite the new Grand Egyptian Museum with a capacity of 400 rooms; the "Hilton Garden Inn" in Fifth Settlement; and the Hilton Nile Plaza with a capacity of 715 rooms, which will be renovated and then opened within 3 or 4 years. It currently operates under the name Grand Nile Tower, was formerly the "Grand Hyatt" and carried the Meridien name when it first opened, and the contract was signed with the Egyptian-Saudi company that owns the hotel.
He continued: "As for Ain Sokhna, which will have two hotels, the first carries the 'Hilton' brand and the second the 'DoubleTree' name. The contract was signed with Al Tayyar Group, the owner of one of them, while the other belongs to an Egyptian-Italian company, which also owns the 'Hilton Garden Inn' hotel in Fifth Settlement."
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