Best Hotels In Sharm El Sheikh

Sharm el Sheikh is now a well established resort on the southern coast of the Sinai Peninsula in Egypt. In 1980, there was virtually no sign of the tourism industry at all - it was just a small port city. However, large amounts of the 80's money was invested in the area, schools were built and large chain restaurants and upscale hotels such as Marriott, Four Seasons and Ritz-Carlton, were persuaded to launch in the area, help start to pull the tourists from abroad.

Today, about 100 stations in their area, compared to 3 in 1982. Of course, there was only the opening of hotels and restaurants which led to a boom. The area needed a broad portfolio of skills to become a major player in the tourism industry. The warm, dry weather was a factor - as well as miles and miles of unspoiled beaches of white sand. The dramatic terrain, with Mount Sinai part of the background, was another attraction that gave the area an appealing, romantic, rather than other city in the middle of the desert.

Being in the Red Sea, Sharm el-Sheikh has a wide variety of water sports on offer, including jet skiing, parasailing and water skiing. However, it is largely through the aid of diving and snorkeling vacation in Sharm el Sheikh has become famous for water sports. Many varieties of fish and beautiful coral reefs larger than the underwater kingdom of this varied and pleasant to swim in.