As the winter weeks stretch out before us, summer seems like a far-off dream ... Direct flights are available to the Red Sea resort of Hurghada in Egypt from the likes of Gatwick, Manchester ...

I was in Hurghada, the coastal capital of the ‘Red Sea Riviera’. What was still a tiny fishing village less than 100 years ...

Better known for cheap all-inclusive packages, the Egyptian resort of Hurghada ... suite with sea-view balcony costs less than a couple of nights at a Heathrow Airport hotel.