Add your classifieds online

Welcome to Issue 2 of the free Spotredsea.com Classifieds Guide. Not only can you post and view Classifieds online, pick them up from one of our many local distributors , you can also download this in PDF format and peruse offline.

You can still:

- Add descriptions
- Add multiple images
- Answer questions from people interested in your classified
- Check out classifieds that may be of interest to you
- Use the new ‘Events’ section for nightlife, community, charity, culture and sports
- and all completely free of charge!

Haven't used our Classifieds service yet? - Simply click here, sign up as a user and start adding.

Spot’s new Classifieds guide for the Red Sea

This week saw the launch of the hardcopy edition of the SpotRedSea ‘Classifieds’ guide. This free publication will be found in Hurghada’s ‘hot spots’ around town and means your adverts will reach an even greater audience.

The aim is to grow the already considerable readership of over 27,000 and continue to integrate local businesses with the community and the community with the opportunities that exist along the Red Sea coast.

The Spot ‘Classifieds’ contain the latest jobs, events, real estate developments and items to buy and sell. You’ll also find instructions on how to post your ‘Classified’ online, and if you have posted a ‘Classified’ recently, you will find it here, reaching an even greater reading public.

Adverting in the guide is as easy as in our Newsletter, and discounts are offered to our distributors (see below). To advertise, or for more information,
please email classifieds@spotredsea.com

We hope you enjoy our guide and benefit from it soon.

Thanks to our distributors :
- Ayam Zaman
- Bordihiens
- Bovary Spa
- Buda Ramoza
- Bulls
- Café Del Mar
- Calypso
- Cheeky monkey
- Cinnabon
- Corsini
- Costa
- Cuba Cabana
- Da Capo
- Da Nanni
- Dreams Beach
- Drifters
- Esplanada Sphinx
- Felfela
- Fish House
- Flowers
- Focus
- Global Promotions
- Go Fresh
- Hard Rock
- Havana
- Hurghada Marina
- Lebanese Restaurant
- Little Buddha
- Living Room
- Lodge
- McDonald’s
- Meshmesha
- Miramar
- Orange Café
- Paccino
- Papas 1
- Pescada
- Rancho
- Shez Sam
- Sindbad Bowling
- Sofi Café
- Star Bar
- Star Fish
- Suhigushi Sushi
- Terrace
- Turkish Bath

On Request bookings are available now

Due to your requests and in order to maximize the opportunities for you to book you next vacation with Spot, our book on request service is available now on all our destinations.

Now you can fill in the form with all your requirements and requests and we'll check the best offers and availabilities for you; then we will provide you with the best options that suite your needs.

This service is available now on Spot Red Sea, Spot Dubai, Spot Seychelles, & Spot Maldives.

If you need more information related to bookings, please email us on: booking@spotlocal.net and we will contact you soon

We wish you a lovely time in your next trip with Spot Local ;)

Spot Classifieds launched live!! Add your classifieds for free

Yes it's live! & It's Free ... our Spot Classifieds new service is online now. We are offering you a tool to advertise your classifieds online for free.

You can search in our classifieds directory easily, just click on the classifieds tab on the top, choose the desired categories (jobs, classified ads, Real Estate & Events) then click "Find Classifieds" button.

This will open the classifieds page where you can filter your search using the refining options on the left, or you can use the sort option on the top right of our labels and select the number of results per page.

For adding your classifieds, please send all your classified ads on classifieds@spotredsea.com with your contact information and we'll publish them for you and update you when they are ready.

There will be a big update soon regarding the classifieds new service .. Stay Tuned!!

Chat with Spot Live Support

We have launched our new Live Support feature on Spot Maldive. Now you can chat with Spot Customer Service Team online quickly and easily.

Just click on the Live Support icon, then the chat window will open and our support team will be able to answer all your questions and help you in your next booking with Spot.

Update:
We have launched another enhanced system for Live support that has multiple features like sending files, emails, offline messages, receive chat script by email and many more.

Partner Portfolio - Maldives & Seychelles

Spot Local proudly presents the below list of its new business partners in the Maldives & Seychelles

Maldives

• Taj Coral Reef Resort
• Taj Exotica Resort & Spa
• DIVA Island Resort
• Kandooma Maldives
• W Retreat & Spa

Seychelles

• South Point Chalets

Partner Portfolio - Red Sea

Spot Local proudly presents the below list of its new business partners in the Red Sea


Accommodation

• Ciao Hotel, Nuweiba
• Tobya Boutique Hotel, Taba
• Dahab Plaza Hotel, Dahab

Orascom Hotel Development:

• Arena Inn, El Gouna
• Dawar El Omda Hotel, El Gouna
• Steigenberger Golf Resort, El Gouna
• Marina Hotels, El Gouna

Pickalbatros Hotels & Resorts

• Beach Albatros, Hurghada
• Aqua Vista Resort, Hurghada
• Dana Beach, Hurghada
• Aqua Blu, Hurghada
• Alf Leila Wa Leila, Hurghada
• Albatros Resort, Hurghada

Jaz Hotels

• Jaz Makadi Star, Makadi Bay
• Jaz Belvedere, Sharm El Sheikh

• Sol Y Mar Paradise, Safaga
• Sol Y Mar Abu Dabbab, Marsa Alam
• Sol Y Mar Solaya Resort, Marsa Alam
• Sol Y Mar Solitaire resort, Marsa Alam
• Sol Y Mar Mirabel Club, Sharm El Sheikh
• Sol Y Mar Sharming Inn, Sharm El Sheikh
• Sol Y Mar Sea Star, Taba
• Sol Y Mar Club Makadi, Makadi Bay
• Sol Y Mar Makadi Marine, Makadi Bay
• Sol Y Mar Makadi Sun, Makadi Bay

• Iberotel Coraya Resort, Marsa Alam
• Iberotel Lamaya Resort, Marsa Alam
• Iberotel Samaya Resort, Marsa Alam
• Iberotel Club Fanara, Sharm El Sheikh
• Iberotel Grand Sharm, Sharm El Sheikh
• Iberotel Dahabeya, Dahab
• Iberotel Makadi Beach, Makadi Bay
• Iberotel Makadi Oasis, Makadi Bay
• Iberotel Makadi Saraya, Makadi Bay



Diving & Kitesurfing

⁃ Kitepower, El Gouna
⁃ Ibi & Friends, Red Sea
⁃ Saher Sea Diver, Hurghada
⁃ FantaSeaTec, Dahab
⁃ Desert Divers, Dahab

Source Control 2

On 27 September 2007 Amir did commit number 1000 in our source control SVN.
And after 8 months on 27 May 2008 Geeee did commit number 1500.


When Amir did the 1000th commit it was for something great and very important for our website, it was the calender "the main component in our sites".

And when Geeee did the 1500th commit, what happened??!! , lets see the next few days :) .

Chris' Birthday

Another Birthday in Spot's Team: On May 15th Chris, Managing Director of Spot Local started a new year of her life with a small surprise party in her office.

The plan was as follows: Chris comes to work and finds the whole team gathered around a big bouquet and a birthday cake singing happy birthday.

But since nothing comes as planned in life: Chris was off on that day!

However we arranged a big bunch of flowers and took off to get some of Corsini's delicious cakes. Since a birthday cake is the center of any birthday party (besides the birthday kid ;)) its security was our highest priority! :D Properly fastened with the seat-belt the cakes arrived the office safe and unharmed.

The only problem was: How to get the birthday girl to the office...

Chris was asked to come in under the guise of having an urgent meeting with the lawyer. What she found in the office was relieving: A room filled with flower scent and a smiling team with cakes, singing happy birthday.

My favorite of Chris' bold comments: We should hire some singers ;)

New Readable Footer

"Footer? You must be kiddin'?!!"

No I'm not. In today's online design patterns and trends, each element in any website is very important as much as the content of this site itself, to the extent that the footer can make or break the website.

Why?! .. let me give you a small example.

Let's say you went for a walk in a nice road, where trees on both sides full of roses and you can feel the fresh air touching your face skin. You are happy with your walk, then suddenly you found yourself crossing a dark part of this street and you can't see its end because it's not clear for you.

You are going to feel bad for a couple of minutes and you'll do one of two things:

Either you'll go back to the shiny part from the road while reminding yourself each time that you'll never get close to that darkness part again. Or, you will find the nearest shortcut from you and go through it to another road.

The website is the same as the road, and the footer is the end of this road. it's the same feeling you'll get if the footer is not clear and full of informative useful links that can keep you "walking" through any website.

Our new footer is more readable and useful after changing the background and the text colors, and updated links to most of our sections and services. Also with the ability of expanding or collapsing it, you have even more control over the footer either to keep it open, or to close it whenever you like.

I hope you enjoy your "walk" in Spot "Roads" ;)

See you next week with new updates

Long Time ...

I know it's been long time ago since my last post. And I know that you are curious about what's going on in Spot Labs ;)

3 Months ago, Spot Team had set for a huge meeting with all Spot members to sum up all what had been done last year & to see what we are up to in the new one; and in the next phase of Spot Local Network. I don't have to tell you that we really have a big list of the new features and services we are planning to add to our network, plus lots and lots of enhancements and fixes for everything in order to optimize our tools that make the online experience for our users with Spot sites a pleasure; as they will enjoy each time they use Spot sites.

In the next posts, I'll explain each feature or service one by one and how you can get the most of them; as I believe that the more knowledge you know about any of them, the more pleasure and fun you will get from each.

We hope you will enjoy your time with Spot Local ;)

Living in Hurghada - let´s do some sports

Hi again:-D

How to get fit in Hurghada? I was really lazy the last months, shame on me. Now I decided to do some sports like I did in Germany. I checked the gyms in Hurghada. The prices range from 100 LE (~12, 50 Euro) to 500 LE (~62.50Euro ) for a monthly membership. If you don´t want to go several times a week you can pay a daily fee.

Do you like tennis? Williams Tennis Service is the first and only professional tennis school in Hurghada. The tennis school is founded by a Dutch certified tennis professional. Here the prices start from 500 LE per month. For more information check and contact: http://www.spotredsea.com/Details.aspx?id=15560

See you and move your body:-D