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Tunisia Cleopatra's World, Inc.

IRVINE, Calif.-- Check out Le Palace Hotel at the Cleopatra Palace Resort in Cap Gammarth, Tunisia. The new Le Palace Hotel is a five-star hotel located just north of the country's capital, Tunis is part of an integrated tourism complex complete with deluxe apartments and villas, specialty restaurants, a sports and balneotherapy center, an extensive shopping area, a discotheque, and a Las Vegas-style casino and showroom which is one of the largest of its kind in Europe. The hotel also boasts the largest lobby in Tunisia as it is built around a central atrium which stretches over 300 feet in length.

Cleopatra's World had a soft opening of the hotel on October 15th, 1996, featuring a fashion show and dinner on behalf of Tunisia's Minister of Tourism. The Prime Minister of Tunisia has booked the entire hotel for a party he is holding in early December for 900 guests.

Gross revenues for the hotel from rooms, food service and conventions were approximately $500,000 for the first six weeks of operation.

"With the resources of Cleopatra's World combined with Cleopatra Palace and its casino and gaming network," added Luke, "we intend to develop the Cleopatra Palace Resort & Casino theme into a chain of hotels and resorts." The Le Palace Hotel at the Cleopatra Palace Resort in Cap Gammarth has 293 spacious and elegantly decorated rooms, each equipped with amenities to serve all the needs of the business person and vacationer. There are 44 suites including 2 large Imperial Suites adorned with traditional Tunisian art and handicraft, 15 Business Suites, 17 Ambassador Suites, 7 Ministerial Suites, and 3 Presidential Suites. Each room overlooks either the Mediterranean Sea or the resort grounds.

Incorporated into the hotel is the largest convention center in Tunisia, which includes a ballroom with an 800 person capacity and 10 additional meeting rooms with capacities varying from 15 to 20. The center employs the most up-to-date audio and video equipment with simultaneous translation and teleconference satellites available.

For entertainment, the hotel offers a wide range of sport, leisure, and restaurant facilities. These include 10 tennis courts, a fitness center with a Turkish bath, 3 swimming pools, squash courts, massage salons, balneotherapy salons, and a gym, as well as 10 restaurants featuring cuisine from around the world. There is also an 18-hole golf course which is just a 10 minute drive from the complex.

Besides the Le Palace Hotel at the Cleopatra Palace Resort at Cap Gammarth, a second hotel is scheduled to open in Tunisia under the flag of Cleopatra's World: the Jockey Club in Monastir, Tunisia. Formerly a Meridian Hotel property, the Jockey Club is currently being remodeled and expanded to 1,000 rooms and Cleopatra's World is scheduled to assume operations of this property at the beginning of 1997.

According to Mr. Luke, two additional properties are under negotiation by Cleopatra's World, one in Sousse and one on the island of Djerbs. Cleopatra's World is also planning to open properties in Morocco and is negotiating two properties in Marrakech, a five-star hotel and casino in Agadir. In addition, Cleopatra's World is studying a hotel project in Charm Echelkh, Egypt.
Source: PR Newswire

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