DAN EILAT VOTED AS ONE OF TOP TEN HOLIDAY RESORTS

1 December 2009

DAN EILAT VOTED AS ONE OF TOP TEN HOLIDAY RESORTS
IN THE MIDDLE EAST AND AFRICA BY CONDE NAST


The Dan Eilat hotel, situated on the north beach of Eilat Bay has been selected by readers of Conde Nast Traveler as one of the top ten holiday resorts in the Middle East and Africa. Placed seventh, in between the Emirates Palace, Abu Dhabi, and Shangri-La's Barr Al Jissah Resort and Spa, Muscat, Oman the Dan Eilat hotel attained a score of 79.3 and was the only Israeli hotel to be included in the list.

Conde Nast, a well known and popular magazine in the tourism industry published the list in their November edition after carrying out a survey in dozens of countries throughout the world, involving 700 hotels., When it was opened at the end of 1995, the Dan Eilat hotel was heralded as setting a new standard for Israel’s resort hotels, with unique interiors and furnishings, high levels of service and excellent facilities.

Eilat, situated at Israel's southernmost tip where the Red Sea meets the Eilat desert mountains, is Israel's premier vacation resort, with year-round sunshine, an array of water sports, desert activities, unique tourist attractions and lively night life. Tourists fly directly to Ovda (40 minutes from Eilat) on charter flights from East and West European and Scandinavian cities in the fall and winter seasons, often using Eilat as a base to visit Masada, the Dead Sea, Jerusalem and beyond.