***HYATT HOTELS AWARD LONGWOOD FOR OUTSTANDING SALES***
The Hyatt Regency Taba Heights and Hyatt Regency Sharm el Sheikh recently presented Red Sea specialists Longwood Holidays with awards in recognition of the outstanding volume of sales and support the operator has provided the hotels in 2005.

Longwood Holidays was the first operator to introduce a direct flight into Taba and pioneered the resort, with the Hyatt Regency appearing amongst the first hotels on their programme. The hotel and operator have enjoyed a close relationship ever since, working together on various promotions and offers. The 5* Hyatt Regency has proved particularly popular with British tourists, and has a very high percentage of repeat visitors.

" We have many loyal customers who ring us year after year and ask specifically for the Taba Heights Hyatt Regency." commented Rafi Caplin, Longwood Holidays MD "It's tremendously popular and that's down to the service, atmosphere and facilities - there's no doubt it sets the standards for the resort."

The 5* Deluxe rated Hyatt Regency Sharm el Sheikh is one of the resort's most renowned luxury hotels and was named "Best Resort in Sharm el Sheikh 2001" by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism and "Egypt's Best Resort" in the World Travel Awards 2003. Longwood has offered holidays to the hotel since its opening, and has seen it grow to become one of the most requested hotels in Sharm el Sheikh. "The Hyatt in Sharm is very attractive to our upmarket clientele as it offers very high quality service and accommodation at a reasonable price. We've seen the hotel rapidly become one of our top three in Sharm el Sheikh."

Longwood Holidays is currently offering a special Autumn Bonanza at the Hyatt Regency Taba Heights. Holidays completed before 22 December 2005 are eligible to receive a package which includes a free half hour massage, a free excursion to St Catherine's Monastery, a 25% discount on local beer and wine, and a 20 Euro voucher for a PADI Open Water course, or 10 Euro voucher for the Discover Scuba programme. 7nts from £365, 14nts from £495.

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For further information, please contact Tara Bradberry at Longwood Holidays on 020 8418 2550 or tara.bradberry@longwoodholidays.co.uk.

Reservations: 020 8418 2514.