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BEST PLACES TO CELEBRATE MOTHER’S DAY

1Very Special to Moms from Sheraton Montazah Hotel Have you thought of what you’re going to present to your mom in her special day that is soon approaching; a flower bouquet, a present that she likes or a bottle of perfume. Mother’s Day is a time of commemoration and celebration for Mom. It is a time of family gatherings, sending Mom a poem and a holiday wishes. For you and all moms, Sheraton Montazah Hotel Alexandria has innovated a special nice cake created by our pastry chef with a good discount up to 50% at Café Rendez-Vous for all beloved moms.

We all love our mothers, but unfortunately we don’t always show them how truly we do. Mother’s Day is the perfect day to honour them and shower them with our love. This Mother’s Day celebrate with your mother in an extraordinary way and spoil her with a day that she will always remember; check out the top places where you can take your mother for an exceptional experience..

2Treat Your Mom to a Day of Indulgence at Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts Make your mother feel like a queen with a royalty like accommodation or a pampering treatment at the world-class Mivida Spa which offers a range of the most professional body and skin care services at the 5 star hotels. Enchant her with a relaxing stay at the authentic Steigenberger Cecil Alexandria; with spectacular views on the Mediterranean Sea and a superb quality of service. Celebrating this occasion, the hotel’s chefs are preparing specially tailored with passion cakes and fine dining menu including a variety of delicate dishes. Taba Hotel & Nelson Village are also celebrating moms their own way with a 10% discount for direct booking with the hotel and free upgrade to the next room category (according to the hotel availability ). You can also get advantage of the VIP amenities they are offering and surprise your mom with a heart shaped cake, invite her to savour the most appetizing creations at the hotel’s restaurants with 15% discount or pamper her with any Spa treatment for 25% discount.

3Show Your Love to The Special Woman in Your Life at Hilton Cairo Heliopolis Mother’s Day is a perfect time to reward your beloved Mum for her love and care. Express your appreciation by pampering her with a special dining experience in any of Hilton Cairo Heliopolis restaurants with the best food offerings to make her special day most memorable. Mum eats free in a group of three paying persons. Celebrates this special occasion with lots of sweet treats exclusively for mothers available at Le Marché. Treat your mum to some quality pampering time and let her relax and spend a peaceful night sleep in one of our luxury rooms.

4Mom’s Night Love at Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino At Sheraton Cairo Hotel, the culinary team will help you payback your mother with a delicious meal at any of the hotel’s special restaurants, take her for Egyptian food at ElMawardia, or a Lebanese buffet at Rawi restaurant. If those two options don’t suit her, what about a classic New York Italian dish with an amazing view at Giannini’s? Pick up any of those cuisines but make sure that your mother goes to bed with a full belly and a happy heart on that night. What else other than food you can wow her with? Here comes the relaxing solution at the Fitness Center on that special day, leave it to the sauna, steam, Jacuzzi, and the Thai massage to do the trick. Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino has a wide variety of gifts for your mother.

5Reasons To Celebrate Mother’s Day at Four Seasons Hotel Cairo at The First Residence Mother’s Dine at Xodó Restaurant throughout the month of March. Treat mom to a Brazilian Churrascaria buffet experience at Xodó by the Nile, aboard the First Nile Boat by Four Seasons. Ignite your passion for Asian cuisine while attending a cooking class conducted by Nairu’s Chef de Cuisine Mohamed Nazlan as he unlocks the secrets of pan-Asian cuisine through the culinary process. Guests can soak in the beautiful views of the Nile while learning the art of dim sum making, sushi, robatayaki and more. Relax and enjoy a quintessential afternoon tea experience at La Gourmandise in the heart of The First Mall. Treat yourselves to a traditional English high tea experience that includes an assortment of traditional scones, a selection of elegant sandwiches, miniature cakes and tartlets for the perfect ending to a refined affair.

6Make Mom Feel Special This Mother’s Day at Sonesta Hotel, Tower & Casino Treat your mother to a day of luxurious spa treatments or give her a precious gift of relaxation by surprising her with a superb massage treatment at Bien Vivre Health club. Enjoy a special discount of 20% for moms who will enroll at our health club during the month of March. Wine and dine your special lady out at one of our finest restaurants and her meal will be complimentary on us or invite your two special ladies and you’ll have a discount of 50% on each of their meals. Our chefs have prepared a spectacular set menu at La Gondola restaurant along with an amazing mother’s day themed live entertainment. You can also try the perfectly authentic sushi selection at our Japanese restaurant Sushi Ya.

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Arab Cinema Center at Berlin Film Festival

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The Premiere of Ras El Sana

THE NEW MERCEDESBENZ B-CLASS NOW IN EGYPT: MORE PRACTICAL THAN EVER, MORE CHIC THAN EVER Mercedes-Benz launched the all new B-Class in Egypt, a new tourer with emphasis on style and function. It looks more dynamic than its predecessor and is more agile on the road while offering greater comfort and space. The interior of the B-Class ensures a unique feeling of spaciousness with its distinctive design. The intuitive user interface of the adaptive MBUX multimedia system is ground-breaking. Advanced driving assistance systems also give the new B-Class one of the highest standards of safety in the segment. More practical than ever, more chic than ever, the new B-Class is the perfect vehicle for the whole family. The all new B-Class comes in two different variants as B180 and B180 progressive. While both versions are generously equipped, the B180 progressive further offers electrically adjustable driver seat with memory function, Panoramic sliding sunroof and the widescreen display. LOUNGE brand news

A ROYAL OSCARS VIEWING NIGHT AT THE CAIRO MARRIOTT HOTEL The Cairo Marriott Hotel is always a place honoring art, cinema and music. Verdi’s masterpiece Opera Aida was played live for the first time in the heart of El Gezira Palace and the palace has also witnessed a lot of celebrities and well-known figures visiting the country. In order to keep this ritual, Cairo Marriott hosted celebrities for a one-night stay at the Palace for an exclusive Private Viewing of Oscars 2020; the 92nd Academy. During the show they have shared their expectations for the award winners and created critics towards the movies and celebrities nominated to win. The Oscars viewing night starred Asma Sherif Moneer, Mahmoud Hegazy, Sherif Noureldin, Ashraf Hamdi, Hend Abdelhalim, Youssef Othman, Asmaa Galal, Mariam El Khosht, Omar El Shenawy, Yara El Gendy and Huda El Mufti at Cairo Marriott’s royal suite; Empress Eugenie suite. A delectable dinner from different restaurants of the hotel was another highlight.

FOR THE FIRST TIME IN EGYPT: HENKEL TO INTRODUCE PLASTIC BANK ECOSYSTEMS INITIATIVE Henkel is proudly introducing *Plastic Bank Ecosystems to Egypt, for the very first time, as a result of its prosperous 5 years partnership with Plastic Bank - a social enterprise which aims to stop ocean plastic and provide opportunities for disenfranchised people in the communities in which it operates. With over 400 projected Plastic Bank collection points that allow for the exchange of collected plastic waste with digital currency, goods or services, Henkel will reduce plastic waste in oceans and waterways, upscale its sustainable packaging practices, and improve the lives of underprivileged people in Egypt. The plastic that is collected will be sorted and processed, and then integrated back into recycling value chains as Social Plastic® (Material that has been verified by Plastic Bank to indicate that collectors receive above market value, in the form of digital currency and other rewards, for plastic waste) to be reused in Henkel’s future packaging practices where possible. CEO of Plastic Bank, David Katz stated: “Plastic Bank creates a regenerative value chain that contributes to a better world. Our partnership with Henkel is a good example of what can be achieved by joining forces and we are delighted about our extended collaboration.”

ALBOROUJ MISR LAUNCHES SIXTY BUSINESS PARK IN THE NEW ADMINISTRATIVE CAPITAL The New Administrative Capital represents a link to a civilization that aims to build a leading political, economic and cultural entity in the Middle East and North Africa region providing a prosperous economic climate and infrastructure that will be the nucleus of affluent living and sustainable development. Several projects and investments have set their sights on the new capital with extensive allocation of work, time and investment to achieve the goal of institutional transformation. Government and private institutions now regard the new administrative capital as their new address, which makes it necessary to provide adequate service facilities, roads and buildings to serve the population, employees and workers. In light of its commitment to contributing to the national economy and achieving the country’s development goals, Al-Borouj Misr will launch Sixty Business Park, the first medical administrative commercial center in the capital directly in front of the Ministry of Finance. The center is based on a business model that incorporates various activities, including commercial entities, restaurants, entertainment, brands, medical clinics and administrative headquarters, in a unique location.

EL GOUNA FILM FESTIVAL CALLS FOR FILM SUBMISSIONS FOR ITS 4TH EDITION El Gouna Film Festival (GFF) is happy to announce the Call for Entries for its 4th edition, which is scheduled to take place from September 24 to October 2, 2020. Submissions of feature narratives, documentaries and short films, are open from March 1, 2020 till July 15, 2020. Entry Form and complete information regarding eligibility for submission can be found on the Festival’s website: www.elgounafilmfestival. com. GFF accepts entries from filmmakers worldwide, where selected movies will be eligible for screening in the Festival’s official Feature Narrative Competition, Feature Documentary Competition, Short Film Competition and Official Selection Out of Competition. Juries of eminent film personalities and cinema professionals will select the winners in each of the three main competitions; where El Gouna Gold, Silver and Bronze Stars will be awarded to the top three films, in addition to a special award for the best Arab film in each of the three categories. Other awards are reserved for the best actor and actress of the films competing in the Feature Narrative Competition.

HILTON LUXOR RESORT & SPA RECOGNIZED AS THE BEST LUXURY WELLNESS SPA IN EGYPT Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa is named the “Best Luxury Wellness Spa in Egypt” for 2019 by the International Spa Awards. The annual award is a notable achievement; granted to the most voted for facilities that meet the specific criteria of the comprehensive assessment by International Spa Awards. The Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa features 12 treatment rooms that accommodate both couples and individual guests, and a Nile view infinity pool. Being a destination for relaxation and serenity, the spa offers a multitude of thermal areas which include: steam baths, herbal baths, a laconium dry heat area, reflexology basins, indoor waterbed relaxation rooms, and outdoor thermal gardens. “At Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa we’re proud to be offering excellent services and amenities to our guests, complemented with a world-class resort spa getaway,” said Florian Gruhl, General Manager of Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa. This award capped off a strong year of accolades received by Hilton Luxor Resort & Spa in 2019.

INTERCONTINENTAL HOTELS GROUP CAIRO CITYSTARS WINS IHG FRONT RUNNER AWARD AND SCOOPS TWO MORE AWARDS The Front Runner Award recognizes hotels that achieve or exceed a level of excellence in quality, guests’ satisfaction, colleagues’ feedback and revenue. It is awarded to qualifying hotels quarterly. IHG distributes this respected award every quarter to the property that achieves the highest guest satisfaction results and overall performance. The hotels also received two more awards; “Commercial Excellence Award” for IHG Cairo Citystars and “Trailblazer Award” for Holiday Inn Cairo Citystars, highlighting key areas of success and achievement by IHG Citystars team in keeping the hotels at the forefront of the elite in the hospitality and tourism industry. Dieter Franke, General Manager InterContinental Cairo Citystars and Area General Manager Egypt, received these accolades during IHG EMEAA General Managers Conference held in Bahrain. Franke thanked the hotels team saying “The success we have achieved came through your hard work and motivation it came through because you have stood strong in challenging times and I consider it as a recognition that we are successful in building a winning culture within the team, and that we truly “work better together”.

WELCOME TO THE HEART OF SHERATON CAIRO HOTEL Sheraton Cairo Hotel & Casino is always thinking of new ways to motivate and pamper the employees and because employees should always come first; Sheraton Cairo Hotel launched a new part in one of the projects of the TakeCare program, the new part is in the “Heart of the House” project. Heart of the house, is a project that takes care of the wellbeing of the associates, and as a part of it, Sheraton’s Humans Resources team worked on making every corner in the associates back areas more fun, colorful and energizing. And to make life easier for the new associates, they created color guide steps to lead them to their desired destinations. Not just that, but also they created a community wall, where associates put their handprints as a symbol of belonging, and then they created the family tree on which a picture for every associate is put. Moreover, in order to create some pride, they created a take care wall where they put all of the TakeCare success stories.

STEIGENBERGER ALDAU RESORT REACHES A NEW MILESTONE WITH RECEIVING 100 AWARDS The leading hospitality property of ALDAU Development in Hurghada is filled with pride to announce reaching such a great milestone in the beginning of 2020 and raising the number of awards received to a hundred awards! Based on guests’ feedback and satisfaction scores. Being recognized as one of the best hotels from the industry-leading tour operators worldwide reflects the unmatched hard-work and dedication that the resort has provided their guests with in delivering exceptional quality and service. The goal of the outstanding complex of Steigenberger ALDAU Resort has always been to build a high-end vibrant community for their guests, and to serve the highest quality food and beverages with the finest presentation and the most relaxed environment to assure their guests a memorable exciting stay.

DINO ACTIVATIONS ANNOUNCES BLUE MAN GROUP BY CIRQUE DU SOLEIL ENTERTAINMENT GROUP IN EGYPT FOR THE FIRST TIME. Internationallyrenowned brand activation agency, Dino Activations, brings to Egypt for the first time ever Blue Man Group by Cirque du Soleil Entertainment Group – one of the most sought-after experiential performances around the world. The highly interactive and engaging performance, referred to by many as “mind-blowing”, promises a never-before-seen experience for all ages. Bringing color to Cairo with a mix of art, music and comedy – paired with state-of-the-art technology and innovation – the experience will awaken your senses and thrill the audience throughout the entire 90-minutes. The international show will be held at Al Manara International Conferences Center in Cairo, Egypt from March 23 to 28, 2020. Tickets for the performances will be available on TicketsMarche beginning February 5, 2020.

SONESTA HOTEL, TOWER AND CASINO HONOURS AN HONEST DRIVER Mrs. Caroline Selim, General Manager of Sonesta Hotel, Tower and Casino, Cairo had honoured Mr. Seif Safwat, driver, for his dedicated efforts to return back a huge amount of money he found in his car after dropping off one of Sonesta guests. All of Sonesta Hotel, Tower & Casino, Cairo Management and team are thankful to Mr. Seif for his devoted service, honesty and integrity.

VIVO’S APEX 2020 REVEALS FUTURISTIC VISION BEYOND IMAGINATION Vivo unveiled the third generation of its APEX concept smartphone – APEX 2020. Known for iconic innovation, APEX 2020 builds on the success of its previous generations to feature more cutting-edge technologies, while also showcasing vivo’s continuing pursuit of head-turning aesthetics. This flagship product displays a major breakthrough in visual effects, based on vivo’s deep consumer and smartphone industry insight. APEX 2020 is truly a revolutionary manifestation of vivo’s exploration of future smartphone design. APEX 2020 has a 120° FullView Edgeless Display that removes side edges and bezels from the front view. With the In-Display Camera and vivo Wireless Super FlashCharge 60W, APEX 2020 has a Super Unibody Design with no openings. Vivo also successfully embeds a gimbal-like structure into APEX 2020’s main camera, which is equipped with a 5x-7.5x Continuous Optical Zoom. This feature showcases vivo’s latest achievements and future plans to offer extraordinary visual effects and enhanced future photography. Harry Hong, General Manager of Product for vivo said, “APEX is never a mere ‘concept’ or a glimpse of ‘imagination’. It’s a creation that goes beyond any previous experience brought by mobile technology.