Soma Bay, Egypt, April 2009: The Kempinski Hotel Soma Bay, Egypt’s first resort from renowned luxury hoteliers Kempinski Hotels, officially opens at the beginning of April 2009 with 325 deluxe guestrooms and suites, four restaurants, three bars, over 400 metres of private sandy beach and a large variety of leisure facilities. Located on the Soma Bay peninsula within a 45 minute drive from Hurghada International Airport with over 20 daily direct flight connections to Europe, the Moorish styled sea front resort complex is an unspoiled haven for scuba divers, water sport enthusiasts, sun seekers and kite surfers. Luxuriously designed and furnished with a fusion of Oriental style and Western elegance, all guest rooms and suites are equipped with satellite TV, individually adjustable air-conditioning, Internet access, as well as generously spaced marble tiled bathrooms. Suites are spacious and sophisticated, and many offer connecting rooms to form extended suites of up to five bedroom.