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InterContinental Hotels Group offers special Ramadan deals in Middle East and North Africa

Travel News Asia 21 October 2003

Holidaymakers can take advantage of attractive room rates at 60 InterContinental, Crowne Plaza and Holiday Inn hotels and resorts across the Middle East and North Africa during Ramadan, and families are top of the list for extra benefits.

Special rates start at $50 per room per night and two children under 12 can share their parents room free of charge.

With rates starting at $130 per room per night, the Semiramis InterContinental Cairo is the ideal base to explore the Egyptian capital. The Museum of Egyptology, downtown shops, and souks are just a short stroll away, while the Giza Pyramids and The Sphinx are easily reached by taxi.

This 840-room property combines refined elegance with Egyptian tradition, and boasts four new restaurants, all designed by world-renowned Tony Chi. The Bird Cage offers a modern twist to Far Eastern tastes, Sabaya and Pane Vino serve the best of Mediterranean cuisine, while Rhitmo is popular with its light meals and relaxing atmosphere.

In Lebanon, the InterContinental Mountain Resort & Spa Mzaar offers rates at $125 per room per night. The unique 131- room property features underground parking from which large elevators take guests directly to the ski slopes, while the Mediterraneans beaches are only an hour away by car. The resort also boasts boutiques, a 100-seat cinema and a kindergarten, while the exclusive Les Thermes du Mzaar Thalassotherapy and Balneotherapy Centre offers a wide range of treatments, including essential oils massage, hydro massage, special body wrapping, pressotherapy, and marine mud application.

With great-value offers of $101 per room per night, the Crowne Plaza Abu Dhabi is close to the citys major shopping districts and places of interest such as the Gold Souq. Ramadan guests can order Sohour room service for Dhs55, while Iftar dinner at the Garden restaurant is available at Dhs75 per adult and Dhs37.50 for children between 7-12. Those under seven eat for free.

In Saudi Arabia, the 323-room Crowne Plaza Jeddah, overlooking the Red Sea, is tempting families with rates starting at $75 per room per night. Close to the Khalil International Museum, the gold and antique souqs, and the horse racing track, the hotel offers the latest in-room amenities, and is ideal spot for sports enthusiasts, with its newly-refurbished Body Zone health club boasting squash courts, sauna and steam bath, a state-of-the art gym and swimming pool.

Egypts Red Sea Riviera is another popular Ramadan getaway destination, and rates at the Holiday Inn Resort Safaga Palace start at $50 per room per night. Surrounded by white sand beaches with magnificent coral reefs, the 327-room hotel is a paradise for water sport enthusiasts, while the ancient settlement of Luxor is just two-and-a-half hours away by car. Diners can choose from a number of restaurants, with the Ice Cream Boulevard a kids favorite.

In Jordan, the Holiday Inn Amman opens up a multitude of opportunities to sample the Kingdoms historical, cultural and leisure attractions. Ramadan rates start at $65 per room per night, and the hotel offers 218 rooms and 18 luxury suites, as well as four internationally-themed restaurants, a fitness centre and outdoor swimming pool.

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