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Lagoon Living

In 20 years an ambitious developer has transformed a patch of Egyptian desert into an upmarket resort built around lagoons and with a growing crowd of expat residents. Editor Richard Way went to see El Gouna...

1 February 2011

Egyptian resort named as ‘must-visit’ destination

Port Ghalib Red Sea in Egypt has been named in the top 41 list must-visit destinations of 2011 by the New York Times, along with more established destinations such as Miami, Budapest and Whistler, Canada.

24 January 2011

A Pharoah deal

Until now Egypt's offering of holiday homes has focused around its Red Sea beach resorts, but word in the souk is that Luxor, on the Nile, is becoming a bit of a hot spot too. We see how the two options compare...

1 December 2010

El Gouna is proving popular with Brits

While Egypt's Red Sea resorts of Sharm el Sheikh and Hurghada remain popular with British tourists, it is the area just north of Hurghada, El Gouna, which is establishing itself as the new Egyptian holiday destination.

8 October 2010

Red Sea fiasco

Two years ago when buyers turned up to their brand new apartments in Hurghada, Egypt, they probably thought they were seeing a mirage...

15 September 2010

Exclusive Egypt property offer

Egypt property developer, the Amer Group, has launched a unique 'Triple 10 Offer' to celebrate the holy month of Ramadan.

24 August 2010

I bought a home in El Gouna, Egypt

Georgina Cole, 51, from Guildford, lives in El Gouna where she works as a barmaid at the Smugglers English Pub and a freelance writer for El Gouna magazine.

16 August 2010

New Developments in El Gouna, Egypt

Building work has got underway on two new residential developments in El Gouna, the Egyptian resort town.

1 July 2010

Cairo office market could fuel greater demand for homes

Cairo's rapidly expanding office sector could fuel greater demand for homes in the Egyptian capital in the coming months.

18 June 2010

New mortgage law to boost Egypt property market

The Egyptian government is set to open up its mortgage market in an attempt to boost demand for homes in Egypt. The Egyptian property market has gone from strength to strength...

16 June 2010

Egypt property market flying high

Low cost airline Jet2.com has announced new flights from Manchester to Hurghada, an emerging holiday home destination located along Egypt's Red Sea coast.

4 June 2010