New Plan Developments manages Al Jazeera Casino in Port Said governorate

New Plan Developments announced that it has won the management of Al Jazeera Casino project in Port Said governorate under the usufruct system for a period of 20 years.

Governor of Port Said Major General Adel Al-Ghadban said that Al Jazeera Casino is a floating casino that had been suspended for more than 13 years without being used, added that the Port Said governorate had launched a public auction for the casino as part of its plan to develop tourism sector in the governorate.

Al-Ghadban stressed that the development process comes in line with the expansion of all economic fields in Port Said, as he pointed out that the floating casino will be developed and upgraded through New Plan Developments.

The governor noted, “The casino will enhance the popularity of Port Said as tourist destination due to its distinguished location on the seashore.”

For his part, Chairman of New Plan Developments Walid Khalil said that Port Said governorate held a public auction today for investors to run the project, and it was announced that New Plan had won the right to exploit the floating restaurant Al Jazeera Casino as a hotel and tourist project for twenty years.

Khalil added that the casino is not the company's first project in Port Said, pointed out that New Plan is developing two projects in the governorate, namely ÉCLAT resort in partnership with Port Said governorate.

ÉCLAT is a residential project situated on 40,000 sqm comprising 350 housing units, and the company is developing it according to the latest architectural designs, which are in line with the company's orientation in terms of choosing distinctive sites and the latest designs.

He explained the project will be delivered within a year and a half of contracting with clients; moreover, the resort contains an artificial lake on 5,000 sqm.

Additionally, the company is developing a plot of land west Karawan village overlooking El Shaheed Atef El Sadat Street, in Port Said. The company intends to launch recreational, tourist and commercial project on the land for a period of 20 years, Khalil disclosed.

He said, “The village includes a variety of activities, comprising an ice skating rink, the first in Canal governorates, a commercial mall that includes famous international brands, 120 high-quality hotel units and multi-purpose halls. Furthermore, the company is developing Sahet Misr project, which is a park in the governorate. The park encompasses an iconic statue with a height of 17 sqm with the entire development of the History Park under the name of Sahet Misr to go in line with the state’s general trend in development and modernization at all levels of Suez Canal region.”

He further added that the company is close to completing the development work of statue of Misr Um al-Dunya "Egypt, Mother of the World", as part of the development of Sahet Misr. This statue is the highest and largest Egyptian statue in the modern era and is sculpted by the international sculptor Essam Darwish, who has experience and global artistic skill in similar artworks.