Dubai: Jumeirah Group, the Dubai-based luxury hospitality company and member of Dubai Holding, has signed an agreement with Palm Hills Developments (PHD), one of Egypt's premier developers, to manage Jumeirah Gamsha Bay Resort.

The new five-star deluxe resort is located in PHD's Palm Gamsha resort on the Red Sea, Egypt.

Jumeirah will manage a luxury 250-room hotel on the mixed-use development of Palm Gamsha, an integrated community of over 20 man-made islands forming the shape of a seahorse, located 47 kilometres northwest of Hurghada airport, the company said yesterday in a statement. "The combination of Jumeirah's expertise in luxury hospitality and PHD's development of a prime location is expected to transform Gamsha Bay into a leading world destination," it said.

Jumeirah Gamsha Bay Resort is Jumeirah's first management agreement in Egypt, bringing the total number of Jumeirah properties globally to 48.