Hurghada Today http://hurghadatoday.com Lifestyle, News, Business and Tours Magazine Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:03:28 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 en hourly 1 noLifestyle, News, Business and Tours Magazinehurghadahttp://feedburner.google.com HEPCA works with PERSGA to spread mooring culture http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hurghada/~3/o0Rd9bHiRmg/ http://hurghadatoday.com/34579137/hepca-works-with-persga-to-spread-mooring-culture/#comments Fri, 02 Oct 2009 11:03:28 +0000 Ahmed Aashour http://hurghadatoday.com/?p=137 HEPCA divers have completed a pioneering mooring project in Aqaba, Jordan. Leading marine conservation organization, The Regional Organization for the Conservation of the Environment of the Red Sea and the Gulf of Aden (PERSGA), commissioned HEPCA, in cooperation with the Marine Parks Authority of Aqaba, to install a mooring system that covers more than 26 dive spots. The project also encompasses a zoning system for swimmers and watercraft.

HEPCA is extremely proud to have been chosen by PERSGA as the implementing partner for this significant project, which aims to spread a best practice mooring culture throughout the entire Red Sea region.

PERSGA is an intergovernmental body dedicated to the conservation of the coastal and marine environments found in the Red Sea, Gulf of Aqaba, Gulf of Suez, Suez Canal, and Gulf of Aden. PERSGA’s member states include: Djibouti, Egypt, Jordan, the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.

We would like to thank PERSGA for initiating this project and for their ongoing support. Special thanks are also due to the Aqaba authorities and the local diving operators in the Aqaba region for their part in ensuring the success of this project.

HEPCA looks forward to continuing to contribute to this positive technology transfer amongst neighbouring countries and communities in support of the growing environmental consciousness throughout our region.

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]]> http://hurghadatoday.com/34579133/polish-firm-seeks-representative-translators/feed/ 0 http://hurghadatoday.com/34579133/polish-firm-seeks-representative-translators/ In Memory of Guido Cherif, HEPCA http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hurghada/~3/KxzJ0WZwsno/ http://hurghadatoday.com/34579131/in-memory-of-guido-cherif-hepca/#comments Fri, 18 Sep 2009 14:31:30 +0000 Samy Attahawy http://hurghadatoday.com/?p=131 It is with great sadness that HEPCA releases this statement concerning the loss of Abd El Megeed El Cherif, popularly known as Guido, one of the true pioneers of Red Sea diving and one of our industry’s most beloved faces.

Guido was a very special man, an unbelievable character who brought joy to every situation he encountered, and every room he entered. A businessman, Guido was a dedicated diving enthusiast and instructor, who ultimately left his everyday work behind to embrace his overwhelming passion for the sea.

Guido Cherif was the founder and original owner of the famous liveaboard M.Y. Coral Queen, a boat almost as legendary as the man himself.

M.Y. Coral Queen stood out in its class, a beautifully designed 24m motor cruiser, built in 1996, that was especially popular with British divers until her sad demise at Sha’ab Sataya in 2005. With the Coral Queen, Guido established a real landmark liveaboard in the Red Sea, with a unique atmosphere.

M.Y. Coral Queen was not notable for its size or luxury compared to the ’skyscraper boats’ that exist now, but through this boat Guido showed to the entire industry the true warmth of Egyptian hospitality.

Guido was committed to giving back to his local community and over the years many of the crew came from local tribes for training onboard. The fact that this relatively small and unassuming boat won ‘best liveboard in the world’ twice is testament to the very special kind of diving that Guido introduced to his guests.

So many people spoke highly of Guido, a real ‘Last of the Mohicans’ for the diving industry in the Red Sea.

Hossam Helmy, fellow diving pioneer in the Southern Red Sea, and owner of Red Sea Diving Safari had this to say yesterday about his close friend Guido:

“He was a real friend, a true gentleman and a genuine person. He helped me a lot and introduced me to diving at Fury Shoals, and perhaps even introduced this area as we know it now to the whole world. We spent together there many months diving and exploring sites, and he helped me personally with setting up our speedboat fleet that serves all the Red Sea Diving Safari bases throughout the South. God bless him. We will miss him.”

Our condolences and the heartfelt sympathies of the HEPCA team rest with the family and friends of Guido.

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]]> http://hurghadatoday.com/34579131/in-memory-of-guido-cherif-hepca/feed/ 0 http://hurghadatoday.com/34579131/in-memory-of-guido-cherif-hepca/ REEF GUARDIANS REQUIRED! http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hurghada/~3/CFCYWYEOzBE/ http://hurghadatoday.com/34579111/reef-guardians-required/#comments Sun, 13 Sep 2009 19:28:46 +0000 Ahmed Aashour http://hurghadatoday.com/?p=111 BleachWatch Egypt seeks volunteers for reef monitoring program

What is BleachWatch Egypt?

BleachWatch Egypt is a community based coral reef monitoring program that acts as an early warning system for potential coral bleaching events. Trained volunteers report back on the health of their local reefs and the information is used to track bleaching events and other environmental damage.

BleachWatch Egypt is part of the Climate Change and Coral Reefs Project – a unique partnership between HEPCA, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) and leading travel and tour operator Kuoni Travel Ltd.

What’s the point? Coral reef bleaching is irreversible – right?

Wrong! Well… bleaching is technically reversible but corals can potentially suffer mass mortality following bleaching events.

You see… corals live in symbiosis with a single celled algae called zooxanthellae. Bleaching is a natural response to environmental stress (most often unusually high water temperature as a direct result of climate change). The coral polyps expel their colourful zooxanthellae and as a result lose their colour and turn transparent and what can be seen is the white calcium carbonate skeleton of the animal. When corals are stressed and expel their zooxanthellae they can lose more than 90% of their food supply. If the zooxanthellae are not regained the coral will starve and die.

Even though coral bleaching events may be caused by increases in temperature and UV radiation that are difficult to control locally, other manmade threats increase the probability that corals bleach and die. Such threats include pollution, freshwater runoff, sedimentation and disease. By monitoring coral reefs we can try to better understand the patterns of coral bleaching, help find out what makes some corals survive, and minimise, where possible, local threats that exacerbate the situation.

Where is the monitoring program happening?

BleachWatch Egypt is being launched this month at the Red Sea Diving Safari in Marsa Shagra, and will be introduced soon after to El Quesir, Lahami, St Johns and Wadi El Gimal.

A team of volunteers recently received BleachWatch training as part of Climate Change workshops in Hurghada and Marsa Alam, but we need more volunteers! We aim to cover all of the Egyptian Red Sea and so all diving operations and resorts that are interested should contact us.

Who can volunteer?

Everyone! That is everyone who regularly visits our coral reefs and is in a position to receive a short informal training and fill in an occasional simple report. The training will give you insight into marine and coral ecology and will be an invaluable way to contribute and support the health of your favourite dive sites.

We welcome applications from individuals who are divers, snorkelers or regular water users, as well as dive centres and other organisations who are interested in passing on their knowledge of the program. BleachWatch makes a great interactive educational tool for diving and snorkelling guests.

Great! How do I get involved?

Simple. Just send an email to bleachwatch@hepca.com to register your interest and we’ll get in touch with you soon with more information and to arrange your training.

You can also find out more about Bleachwatch and the Climate Change and Coral Reefs project at www.hepca.com/projects and www.iucn.org/marine

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]]> http://hurghadatoday.com/34579111/reef-guardians-required/feed/ 1 http://hurghadatoday.com/34579111/reef-guardians-required/ New Flights from Poprad-Tatry Airport, Slovak to Be Introduced Soon http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hurghada/~3/ARGF1O_dRgU/ http://hurghadatoday.com/34579108/new-flights-from-poprad-tatry-airport-slovak-to-be-introduced-soon/#comments Tue, 10 Mar 2009 20:55:56 +0000 Samy Attahawy http://hurghadatoday.com/108/new-flights-from-poprad-tatry-airport-slovak-to-be-introduced-soon/ Poprad, March 9 (TASR) – After six years, Poprad-Tatry airport (Presov region) will have direct connection with Bratislava again, airport director Ivana Herkelova told TASR on Monday.

In co-operation with Danube Wings airline, the airport will launch new regular flights as of March 29, when the summer flight schedule will come into effect, meaning there will be five flights from Poprad-Tatry to Bratislava per week, says Herkelova.

In addition to Bratislava, a direct air connection with Bologna – the capital of northern Italian region of Emilia-Romagna – will be introduced. Bologna, one of the significant industrial and cultural centres of the country, is an important connector to such cities as Milan, Venice and Rome and is close to summer seaside destinations.

Besides the direct lines, travellers can make use of the Poprad-Basel connection by changing in Bratislava. Basel is an industrial centre, but it also offers a number of attractions such as the Basel carnival – Basler Fasnacht; Art Basel, a fair of temporary art; and the BaselWorld fair of clocks and goldsmithery. Basle Mulhouse Freiburg airport is the only binational airport in the world. Operated by France and Switzerland without any customs or border-related restrictions, the airport is situated in France.

In the summer flight schedule the regular flights of SkyEurope from Poprad to London will continue three times a week – Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.

Direct connections with other holiday destinations, including Hurghada (Egypt) and Split (Croatia) will be added to traditional charter flights from Poprad to Burgas (Bulgaria). Danube Wings’ planes will fly to Split from June-September directly from Poprad.

Poprad-Tatry airport went through some revamping in 2008, including the construction of a new arrival terminal. The new premises increased the capacity from the original 150 passengers to 250, and they improved the quality of processing passengers.

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]]> http://hurghadatoday.com/34579108/new-flights-from-poprad-tatry-airport-slovak-to-be-introduced-soon/feed/ 1 http://hurghadatoday.com/34579108/new-flights-from-poprad-tatry-airport-slovak-to-be-introduced-soon/ Looking for Web/E-commerce Sales Coordinator http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hurghada/~3/-vDCt6Gof5U/ http://hurghadatoday.com/34579107/looking-for-webe-commerce-sales-coordinator/#comments Fri, 28 Nov 2008 22:28:20 +0000 Samy Attahawy http://hurghadatoday.com/107/looking-for-webe-commerce-sales-coordinator/ Be a part of one of the leading and most exciting luxuries Ultimate International Chains with experienced hoteliers – our expansion strategy and our unique approach towards People Management are creating new opportunities in all fields of hospitality. We are looking for Web/E-commerce Sales Coordinator to assists and supports sales department in achieving sales objectives. Most of the main responsibility includes; Update hotel web sites daily or on an as needed basis with new information, Direct support to the e-Business through all channels including Expedia, GDS, websites, etc and any other duties as outlined by the Regional Director of Sales and General Manager that will assist in marketing efforts and web based e commerce initiatives and strategies. The ideal candidate must be fluent in English and should also have at least one year experience in a similar position. We prefer someone who has experience in Reservation and Leisure sales. We offer free accommodation, Meals, Services Charge. If you think that sounds like an interesting place to continue your career in, you are welcome to send your personal resume to; tomy_hanson@hotmail.co.uk and please mention the position in the subject line while sending your resume.

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]]> http://hurghadatoday.com/34579107/looking-for-webe-commerce-sales-coordinator/feed/ 0 http://hurghadatoday.com/34579107/looking-for-webe-commerce-sales-coordinator/ Red Sea is TBT-free zone, HEPCA says http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hurghada/~3/2vwCpz-ZX5k/ http://hurghadatoday.com/34579106/hepca-red-sea-is-tbt-free-zone/#comments Mon, 17 Nov 2008 12:30:29 +0000 Hurghada Today http://hurghadatoday.com/106/hepca-red-sea-is-tbt-free-zone/ HEPCA, Hurghada Environmental Protection and Conservation Association, announced today that the Red Sea is now officially a TBT-free zone.

Following a decree from H.E. Eng. Magdy El Qubaisy, Governor of the Red Sea, it is now prohibited to sell or use any kind of paint materials containing the chemical compound Tributyltin (TBT).

This chemical has been commonly used in anti-fouling paints that protect ship’s hulls from unwanted marine growths. However, it has been strongly linked to damage and death of marine life, as well causing harmful effects to the environment and wider public health. This decree follows similar legislation throughout the world.

Please ensure that you now purchase TBT-free paints only. This decree also enforces the marking of all such paint containers with the TBT-free sign.

RESOURCES:
HEPCA website
HEPCA fans page on facebook

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]]> http://hurghadatoday.com/34579106/hepca-red-sea-is-tbt-free-zone/feed/ 0 http://hurghadatoday.com/34579106/hepca-red-sea-is-tbt-free-zone/ Mobile internet in Egypt http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hurghada/~3/qqGyXMRAC_M/ http://hurghadatoday.com/34579105/mobile-internet-in-egypt/#comments Thu, 30 Oct 2008 02:31:25 +0000 Hurghada Today http://hurghadatoday.com/105/mobile-internet-in-egypt/ Mobile Internet is the internet in your hand… It’s your Facebook, Yahoo!, MSN, YouTube, MySpace and Google maps on the move…

Want to access the internet while you are not at home? Worried about not having you PC on you? Tired of having to stay in your hotel room to get what you want out of the internet. From now on, you don’t have to worry any more! Now with Mobile Internet, you have a 24/7 access of the internet whenever and wherever you need it. You can check your mail, surf the net, stay up and alert with all the breaking news, sports reports and stock market rates. Also, now you can stay hand in hand with your friends with a full-time access to Facebook. That’s not all! You can also check the weather forecasts, cinema guides, as well as world time zone with just one click…

Surf the web now with the best browsing experience!

Mobile internet in Egypt (covered perfectly in Hurghada and all around red sea) is available for low rates from the three major mobile networks; Vodafone, Mobinil and Etisalat.
You may need to check the coverage in your current stay.

For prices, specifications and latest offers check these websites:
Vodafone Egypt
Etisalat
Mobinil

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]]> http://hurghadatoday.com/34579104/104/feed/ 0 http://hurghadatoday.com/34579104/104/ Villa for sale in Magawish http://feedproxy.google.com/~r/hurghada/~3/bU-YnT2P-Bg/ http://hurghadatoday.com/3457999/villa-for-sale-in-magawish/#comments Sat, 06 Sep 2008 18:26:04 +0000 Hurghada Today http://hurghadatoday.com/09/06/villa-for-sale-in-magawish/article-3199.html A beautiful house in Magawish, was built in 2006, fully furnished, the area is 396 square meters, the house built on 120 square meters ground floor has very large American kitchen, living room with pool table, bath room and one bed room, also, have huge front yard, 50 S.M swimming pool and sauna room. The ground floor finished with marble and fine ceramic. the second floor 145 square meters has large living room, 2 bedrooms sharing one bathroom and huge suite with private bath and dressing room, the roof is 145 square meters, finished with ceramic as well have patio and laundry room. The entire house has a good sea view.
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