Prince Alwaleed Invests $800 Million To Create World's Largest Four Seasons Resort To Be Built In Egypt

>>Saudi Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal invests $800 million into Resort expansion in Sharm El Sheikh.

According to latest BNC report released by The Big 5 Construct Egypt, there are approximately $5.3 billion worth of hospitality projects in Egypt today.

800 new rooms will soon be added to the Four Seasons Resort of Sharm El Sheikh, making it the world’s largest Four Seasons, with a total of 1,400 keys. Saudi Billionaire Prince Alwaleed bin Talal announced an $800 million investment to expand the resort in the popular Egyptian tourist destination on the Red Sea, a few weeks after the Egyptian Parliament ratified the country’s new investment law.

Easing investment opportunities, cutting down bureaucracy and providing incentives to investors, the new law is expected to further boost the tourism and construction sectors in Egypt. According to the latest BNC report released by The Big 5 Construct Egypt (“Egypt Tourism and Hospitality Market Snapshot 2017”), there are over $335 billion worth of active construction projects in the country, 5% of which belong to the hospitality sector.

“Thanks to a recovered political stability, state led initiatives and the new investment law, we expect the tourism sector, which is vital to Egypt’s economy, to pick up in 2017, further inflating the demand for new hotels and resorts,” comments Andy Pert, Exhibitions Portfolio Director of The Big 5 Construct Egypt, a leading international construction event launching in Cairo in 2018.

There are approximately $5.3 billion worth of hospitality projects in Egypt today, 70% of which are in the initial stages of construction showing a healthy pipeline, as per The Big 5 Construct Egypt’s report. Beyond the Four Seasons resort, other notable projects currently underway to attract tourists include the Ritz-Carlton Resort in Sharm El Sheikh, and the Jumeirah Gamsha Bay Resort in Hurgada.

New developments in the hospitality industry are spread across the country, with Cairo’s rapid urban expansion fueling the demand for additional hotels and resorts in the capital city, which already hosts over 20 million people. “Cairo holds the record of construction activities in Egypt. Here, the demand for products and materials for the built environment industry is booming, and we expect the construction sector to grow further in the coming years,” confirms Mr. Pert.

To meet this growing demand, a leading international exhibition company, DMG Events Middle East, Asia & Africa, is bringing to Cairo its most successful and renowned construction event, The Big 5. From September 15 to 17 2018, the New Cairo Exhibition Center will host The Big 5 Construct Egypt, where hundreds of local and international manufacturers and suppliers of construction products will showcase the latest global, sustainable innovations and solutions for use in all current and planned developments.