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Kuoni Travel Reports 54 per cent Growth in Egypt Holidays for 2008

Abu Simbel temple in southern Egypt

Surrey, UK (PRWEB) March 12, 2008

Kuoni Travel, the leading UK long haul operator, has announced rising popularity for its Egypt holidays along with plans to strengthen the usability and customer experience of their site through expanding the use of travel videos across all key destinations.

Kuoni are planning to build on Egypt’s popularity by expanding the Egypt Holidays product range to offer more choice to customers. For 2009 new experiences and hotels will be added, including the Sofitel El Gerizah in Cairo, a recently refurbished hotel offering beautiful Nile views. A range of new deluxe properties built by Sun International in the Red Sea resort of Port Galib, near Marsa Alam, will also be available and these make an excellent multi-centre holiday when combined with other destinations such as Luxor or Cairo.

Alicia Welsman, Senior Product Manager commented on the growing popularity of their Egypt holidays:

“As a destination, Egypt has an enormous amount to offer; it’s relatively close to the UK, has reliably good weather and presents many cultural and historic attractions as well as fantastic diving and beaches.”

Kuoni has further strengthened the usability of their site by launching a new travel video gallery, as part of their online travel guides. Matt Rooke, eBuisness Director for Kuoni commented:

“We now have over 250 videos on our site which provide travellers with a fantastic opportunity to experience the destinations and hotels before deciding upon their holiday.”

The video section has proved to be very popular with travellers, as it enables them to get a real feel for a destination before they even leave home. So far the Egypt holiday videos have been the most viewed. The selection includes an Egypt country video, resort videos for Cairo, Luxor and Aswan as well as over 25 hotel videos, including videos for the Four Seasons at the First Residence in Cairo and the Ritz Carlton in Sharm El Sheikh.

“The videos on our site have been extremely popular and the introduction to Egypt travel video has been the most popular of these with over 25,000 views in the last 6 months. We will be offering more rich media content across all our key destinations, with another 50 videos to be added in the next month alone,” said Matt Rooke.

About Kuoni Travel

With more than 100 years of expertise, Kuoni is honoured to be regularly voted as the industry’s long haul experts. Clients can choose from a selection of more than 25 superb brochures, showcasing thousands of luxury holidays to hundreds of exotic destinations on all seven continents, and covering every holiday interest from relaxing beach getaways to escorted cultural tours, overseas weddings to wildlife safaris.

For further PR information or images, contact:

Anne-Marie Hansen

Public Relations Manager

Kuoni House

Dorking

Surrey

RH5 4AZ

Tel: +44 (0)1306 744173

http://www.kuoni.co.uk/

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Princess Cruises Reinstates Calls to Egypt on Upcoming Sailings

Santa Clara, CA (Vocus/PRWEB) April 18, 2011

Princess Cruises has reinstated calls to Egyptian ports on all itineraries where they were previously removed.

In February due to political unrest, Princess modified itineraries for 18 sailings scheduled to call in Egypt through November. The cruises aboard Star Princess, Dawn Princess, Ocean Princess and Pacific Princess have now returned to their originally published itineraries, Princess’ first Egypt call is scheduled for May 15.

“The situation in Egypt has calmed considerably since wide-spread protests earlier this year, and the tourist areas aren’t currently being affected,” said Jan Swartz, Princess Cruises executive vice president. “So we’re pleased to tell passengers they can once again plan to experience this country’s iconic pyramids and other ancient wonders.”

The Egyptian ports of Alexandria and Port Said are part of the two-day Egypt experience included on the line’s 12-day Holy Land sailings. Sailings depart from May 7 through November 15, 2011.

Passengers currently booked on Holy Land sailings are being contacted with the revised itinerary information.

Princess will continue to monitor the situation in Egypt and consult with various authorities to obtain the latest information and advice.

Additional information about Princess Cruises is available through a professional travel agent, by calling 1-800-PRINCESS, or by visiting the company’s website at http://www.princess.com.

About Princess Cruises:

One of the best-known names in cruising, Princess Cruises is a global cruise and tour company operating a fleet of 17 modern ships renowned for their innovative design and wide array of choices in dining, entertainment and amenities, all provided in an environment of exceptional customer service. A recognized leader in worldwide cruising, Princess carries 1.3 million passengers each year to destinations around the globe ranging in length from seven to 107 days. The company is part of Carnival Corporation & plc.

Princess Cruises is a proud member of World’s Leading Cruise Lines. Our exclusive alliance also includes Carnival Cruise Lines, Holland America, Cunard Line, Costa Cruises and Seabourn. Sharing a passion to please each guest and a commitment to quality and value, World’s Leading Cruise Lines inspires people to discover their best vacation experience. Together, we offer a variety of exciting and enriching cruise vacations to the world’s most desirable destinations. Visit us at http://www.worldsleadingcruiselines.com.

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For further information contact:

Karen Candy, kcandy(at)princesscruises(dot)com, 661-753-1540

Julie Benson, jbenson(at)princesscruises(dot)com, 661-753-1530

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The Pyramids Top New List of British Photographers’ Favourite Landmarks

(PRWeb UK) November 16, 2010

A recent online survey of 1,000 British photographers has named the Pyramids of Egypt as their favourite landmark in the world. The survey, which was commissioned by digital photo printing service, Truprint, asked the respondents to identify the most appealing international landmark from a list of ten popular monuments from around the world, including Big Ben, and the Statue of Liberty.20% of those questioned named Egypt’s most famous attractions as their favourite. While these results may come as a surprise to some people, industry insiders believe that these findings reflect the enduring appeal of Egypt holidays.

Ian Raine of online holiday firm ulookubook.com says: “The Pyramids in Egypt are one of the Seven Wonders of the World, so it’s no wonder that they’ve scored so well. They also beat a number of other recognisable world sites to the top spot, such as Big Ben, which received 17% of the vote, and the Eiffel Tower, which scored 15% of the vote.”

The Pyramids, and other associated attractions, such as the Valley of the Kings, are just two of the reasons that thousands of holidaymakers book all-inclusive Egypt holidays every year. These important archaeological sites provide tourists with the opportunity to explore and learn more about the ancient Egyptians.

Raine continues: “Egypt enables tourists to really get lost in one of the most interesting and mysterious chapters of human history. This survey reflects the endearing quality of the Pyramids compared to some of the more modern landmarks on the list, such as the Sydney Opera House, which can be challenge to photograph. By comparison, the Pyramids offer keen photographers the chance to take a great shot while enjoying the many other delights that are available on cheap holidays to Egypt.”

Information for editors:

ulookubook.com is part of The Holiday Discount Centre, a member of ABTA (J4901) and Advantage (the largest travel consortium in the UK). Based in the UK, they have over 30 experienced travel advisors and have booked over 300,000 passengers via the internet.

ulookubook.com are not owned by any major tour operator, allowing them to offer free impartial travel advice and promote a wider range of holiday offers from various suppliers including Thomson, First Choice, Thomas Cook and many more.

What makes ulookubook.com prices stand out from the crowd is not only do they offer already cheap holiday deals, they also offer an extra on-line discount plus a price guarantee. Their website allows customers to have full flexibility in their search criteria giving something more than just a bog standard one/two week holiday. With deals like this, why would you want to search for a holiday elsewhere?

Contact ulookubook.com for more information and comments:

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More Egypt Press Releases

Vodafone Egypt Launches paybox’ TopUp Mobiliser — Taking North Africa to the Next Level in m-Commerce

Frankfurt, Germany, (PRWEB) January 31, 2007

paybox, the trendsetting company for mobile payment enterprise solutions, announced the launch of the paybox TopUp Mobiliser for Vodafone Egypt.

When Vodafone Egypt was founded in 1998, only the elite and the rich could own mobile phones. With the introduction of prepaid mobile phone plans, Vodafone has made a paradigm shift in Egyptian culture, making mobile phones a necessity rather than a luxury. Now, Vodafone Egypt pushes mobile Commerce to the Next Level. With paybox TopUp Mobiliser, it re-invents its prepaid card distribution processes to increase transparency across a layered network of more than 5.000 merchants. With paybox TopUp Mobiliser, all players in the distribution network benefit: While Vodafones reduces distribution and logistics cost as well as fraud, its distributors and merchants reduce distribution cost, fraud, working capital and overheads.

paybox TopUp Mobiliser is an integral product of the paybox Mobiliser Platform mobilising values such as money, top-ups, brands and content. It enables the electronic distribution of any airtime or credit-like product through any channel:

“paybox Street TopUp” replaces existing scratch card distribution and allows merchants selling airtime directly from their cell-phones to consumers’ cell-phones in fixed and variable top-up denominations

“paybox Shop TopUp” allows merchants selling airtime value directly from cash registers, POS terminals or internet PCs. The airtime can be either directly credited on the customers mobile or the voucher code can be printed onto payment slips from POS terminals or on printouts of a PC as receipts.

“paybox Self TopUp” allows consumers direct recharging mechanisms for self- and buddy top-ups through any channel

Vodafone Egypt selected paybox TopUp Mobiliser because it was best suited to integrate top-ups in a broader mobile Commerce offering. Moatasem Osam, Head of Payment Platforms – Vodafone Egypt, is excited about the paybox TopUp Mobiliser: “Besides helping us to dramatically reduce our distribution cost and increase transparency in our distribution processes, it offers flexibility, customer convenience, and opens many opportunities beyond airtime top-up to launch further m-Payment and m-Commerce services with paybox”.

Eckhard Ortwein, paybox CEO, adds: “With paybox TopUp Mobiliser, operators and service providers can leverage the top-up opportunity to offer services across multiple channels beyond airtime top-up. They take the first step to build a portfolio of value added mobile services for content and commerce, banking and trading, remittances and payments as well as marketing – leveraging the solutions of the paybox Mobiliser Platform and our years of experience in the business.”

About Vodafone Egypt

Since its inception in May 1998, Vodafone Egypt has drawn on the global strength and innovative products of the Vodafone Group for the introduction of new services in the Egyptian mobile telecommunications market. These pioneering services include pre-paid lines, Short-Message-Service (“SMS”), Dual SIM, Wireless Fax and E-mail, and IVR and recently GPRS coverage nationwide, balance transfer and mobile government.

In March 2003 Vodafone Egypt was the first major telecom operator in Egypt to launch a GPRS network, which is the technology backbone that enabled the launch of “Vodafone live!”. “Mobile Office” from Vodafone Egypt, which utilizes GPRS technology to fundamentally re-engineer mobile business communications, was introduced in May 2003.

Vodafone Egypt network covers 98% of the populated areas. As a result, their customer enjoy service in more than 200 urban areas, as well as villages, coastal areas, tourist resorts and 100 major highways throughout the Delta, North Coast, Red Sea and Upper Egypt. Vodafone Egypt is based in October 6 City, Giza. For more information, please visit http://www.vodafone.com.eg

About paybox

paybox solutions AG (“paybox”) is the trendsetting company for mobile payment enterprise solutions. Founded in 1999, paybox was the first to launch mass-marketable mobile payment solutions in five European markets. In 2005, paybox was rated by industry experts as having the broadest mobile commerce offering worldwide. paybox patented award winning technology has proven technical and operational reliability with highest, overall service availability. Used by leading global service companies, by three million end users and 15.000 merchants, paybox enterprise solutions are deployed across Europe, America, North Africa, the Middle East and Asia. For more information on paybox, please visit http://www.paybox.net.

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Free Air to Egypt with Body Mind Spirit Journeys

Montauk, NY (PRWEB) June 10, 2010

Book a BMSJ “Lite”, a Women’s Sacred Travel or an “On Your Own” tour to Egypt, and receive free Air from JFK to Cairo, along with all Inter-Egypt flights.

This Free Air offer is available on BMSJ’s Women’s Sacred Travel, May 23 to June 4 and BMSJ “Lite” tour, September 14-25, 2010. Both tours highlight Cairo, Luxor, Aswan and a Nile cruise, superior accommodations, many meals, sightseeing and more.

Free air is also available on BMSJ’s Sacred Travel “On Your Own” to Egypt with departures every Sunday through November 28. BMSJ’s “On Your Own” tours are ideal spiritual journeys for those who enjoy their independence while traveling. These independent itineraries are very similar to the group programs but offer the flexibility to discover the sacred sites and attractions on one’s own, while at the same time providing the assurance that basic needs such as accommodations, transportation, local tours and spiritual insight are secured in advance

The On Your Own tours highlight Cairo and Luxor with a 3-day Nile cruise option.

For more information, complete tour listings and details, visit Body Mind Spirit Journeys on their web at: http://www.bodymindspiritjourneys.com or call Body Mind Spirit Journeys at 800 365-1408 (toll free).

E-mail BMSJ(at)BodyMindSpiritJourneys(dot)com

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Engineer Selected as Historical Consultant to Egyptian Government

Troy, NY (PRWEB) March 31, 2006

David T. Biggs, P.E., Principal of Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C., in Troy, NY, has been invited to be a consultant to the Republic of Egypt on the preservation and restoration of Egypt’s historical masonry structures. He will present a clinic on Structural Restoration – The North American Experience on April 26 for Egypt’s Supreme Council of Antiquities in Cairo, Egypt. In addition to that clinic, he will present a paper at the First International Conference on Restoration of Heritage Masonry Structures titled “Multi-Path Diagnosis for Restoration.” The conference is sponsored by the Egyptian Supreme Council of Antiquities, Ain Shams University in Cairo, Drexel University, and The Masonry Society of the United States.

Following the conference, Mr. Biggs will be one of a team of six architects and engineers from the US, Portugal, Germany, Italy, and Canada that will develop restoration guidelines for heritage and monument structures in Egypt. During development of the guidelines, the team will tour such monuments as the Pyramids of Giza, the Great Sphinx, The Valley of the Kings, and numerous temples and tombs. The guidelines will be used by the Egyptian government to maintain consistency in the preservation of their antiquities.

David Biggs is a masonry expert with over thirty years of experience. He was elected an Honorary Member of the American Society of Civil Engineers in 2005 based upon his engineering expertise with historical restoration and forensic evaluation of structures. Ryan-Biggs Associates has been involved with the restoration of over 300 historical buildings and structures in the United States. Over 80 of these buildings are listed on the National Register of Historic Places by the National Park Service, which is part of the US Department of the Interior, and 10 have been designated “Save America’s Treasures,” a program of the National Trust for Historic Preservation and the National Park Service. Some of Mr. Biggs current restoration projects include the Jean Hasbrouck House (c1680) in New Paltz, NY, Fort Ticonderoga (1754) in Ticonderoga, NY, Hacienda Santa Elena (c 1790) in Puerto Rico, and the Bennington Battle Monument (1889) in Bennington, VT.

About Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C.

Ryan-Biggs Associates, P.C., is a consulting engineering firm specializing in structural engineering. Since 1973, they have been providing design services from their main office in Troy, New York, and branch offices in Skaneateles, New York, and West Chester, Pennsylvania.

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Homes Overseas Adds New Buying Property Guide for Egypt

(PRWEB) April 27, 2008

Home Overseas, leading overseas property experts, are proud to announce a new extensive guide to Buying Property in Egypt, penned for those interested in this North African state as an investment avenue. The guide is in the form of an elaborate article, precisely noting all relevant constraints and including relevant situational factors affecting property investment related decisions in the region. The full article can be viewed at http://www.homesoverseas.co.uk/articles/buying-property-in-egypt/11464

Home Overseas buying property in Egypt guide begins with an in-depth situational analysis, and suitably clarifies some concerns about the area. The outlined information in the guide is further substantiated with detailed comments of local agents, thus ensuring authenticity.    

The next section of the article covers the buying opportunities around the Red Sea area. These details include the approximate property prices and specifications. This section adds an analysis chart, as perceived by the local experts in the region. Other areas which are covered in the stated capacity include Sharm el Sheikh, Hurgada, Marsa Alam, etc. The guide also covers the rental market scenario, along with an overview of the specific location development prospects, thus simplifying the investment decisions.

The next pertinent aspect elaborated upon in the guide relates to the region’s legalities with respect to property investment. It covers the applicable laws, especially for foreign nationals, thus ensuring trouble free buying of property in Egypt. Contractual nitty-gritty and important registration clauses are also covered.

About Homes Overseas

Homes Overseas is the world’s leading international property magazine since 1965, continually providing realistic advice in the domain of buying property overseas, especially for investment as a holiday home. Homes Overseas magazine is published monthly and is available on subscription and from leading newsagents. For more details on property for sale in Egypt, visit http://www.homesoverseas.co.uk/property-for-sale-in-egypt/1244

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