With the festive season fast approaching InterContinental Hotels Group is offering families the chance to enjoy the celebrations together through its special “Autumn Weekends” promotion.
The group’s portfolio of Holiday Inn hotels and resorts is offering families special weekend rates, available seven days a week starting from the 1st October 2006 – 4th January 2007. This exciting offer includes free accommodation for up to two children and teenagers under 18, sharing their parent’s room; with breakfast included free of charge for children under 12.
The “Autumn Weekends” promotion is offered across 18 Holiday Inn properties throughout the Middle East, including Egypt, Oman and Saudi Arabia with packages starting from as little as US $30 per night including breakfast.
Egypt has always proven to be an attractive family holiday destination with a vast selection of activities to fill the holiday agenda from exploring famous historical sites to sun-filled fun on the Red Sea. With four Holiday Inn resorts located within Egypt, families have a variety of options.
The Holiday Inn Resort Safaga Palace is an ideal getaway for families offering a variety of facilities, activities and services; the resort’s Ice Cream Boulevard and supervised Kids Fun Park are firm favourites with the little ones.
With more than 30,000 square meters of landscaped gardens, a private beachfront and marina, the resort which caters to all ages is a big attraction to water enthusiasts. For exploring below the depths, the resort has a private diving centre, including over 14 multilingual instructors to help divers enjoy the ultimate diving experiences. For those who feel more comfortable with activities above water, guests can try their hand at kite surfing, sail to the surrounding islands on catamarans or exhilarate on the banana boat rides.
Another appealing destination for families is Muscat in Oman, a city that encapsulates a seamless blend of Arabian hospitality with modern facilities. Situated in the district of Ghala in Muscat, Holiday Inn Muscat Hotel Al-Madinah is within close proximity to Muscat – Seeb International Airport. The many nearby tourism attractions such as forts museums and souks allow families to discover the history and delights of Muscat.
Featuring 81 guest rooms and 6 suites, each guest room is equipped with cable television that offers everything from the latest movies to favourite children’s shows, along with a mini fridge, and bathtub. Guests who enjoy the active lifestyle can try out the hotel’s fully equipped gymnasium and then unwind in the sauna, or even take a swim in the outdoor pool, play a game of tennis or even badminton.
Alternatively, families could check in to Half Moon Bay Holiday Inn Resort, a wonderful leisure destination on Saudi Arabia’s east coast, located 40 km from Al Khobar. The resort provides families with the chance to take a break while enjoying the luscious waterfront views and features a number of family orientated facilities including 60 one and two bedroom villas complete with kitchenettes and parking, along with 41 spacious family guest rooms.
If it’s fun in the sun that the family is after then the resort’s extensive recreational facilities deliver to everyone, with three swimming pools to splash in, two fully equipped children’s playgrounds, as well as a variety of water sports including jet-skiing, kayaking, windsurfing and fishing. Families can also team up for either a singles or doubles match on one of the resort’s tennis courts, play a game of one-on-one basketball or serve up a kids versus parents match on the volleyball courts. If it is relaxation that one desires then the whole family can book themselves a boat cruise and then simply unwind on the beach for the rest of the day.
“Autumn Weekends” at Holiday Inn hotels and resorts across the region can be booked with toll-free calls to the InterContinental Hotels Group Mididle East Central Reservations Office in Dubai from Bahrain (80000 880), Egypt (0800-4433322), Jordan (0800-22666), Kuwait (473 2100 ext 6233) Lebanon (01 426-801 – ask operator to connect to the 866 866 7556), Oman (800 777 999), Pakistan (0800 909 971234), Qatar (00800 971234), Saudi Arabia (800 897 1465), and the UAE (800 4642).
Bookings can also be made on line at www.ichotelsgroup.com
InterContinental Hotels Group PLC of the United Kingdom [LON:IHG, NYSE:IHG (ADRs)] is the world's largest hotel group by number of rooms. InterContinental Hotels Group owns, manages, leases or franchises, through various subsidiaries, over 3,650 hotels and 540,000 guest rooms in nearly 100 countries and territories around the world. The Group owns a portfolio of well recognised and respected hotel brands including InterContinental® Hotels & Resorts, Crowne Plaza® Hotels & Resorts, Holiday Inn® Hotels and Resorts, Holiday Inn Express®, Staybridge Suites®, Candlewood Suites® and Hotel Indigo®, and also manages the world's largest hotel loyalty programme, Priority Club® Rewards with over 28 million members worldwide.
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