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Aladdin Khalifa ( The author and Creator)
Professional trip director / Egypt program Manager /
Egyptologist-Tourist Guide and Egyptology Lecturer
Aladdin is the Vice president of the World Federation
of Tourist Guides Associations (WFTGA ) and its
official representative for the African Continent. An
Egyptologist - Tourist Guide and Egyptology Lecturer and
Professional tour director / travel advisor. Working for
many International travel agencies, with nearly 17 years
of experience.
Aladdin Khalifa is a tour director/ program Manager and
Egyptologist-Tourist Guide for a number of international
travel agencies. His tours at present are conducted
predominately with English speaking groups from around
the world. Tours include ancient Egyptian, Islamic and
Coptic sites of interest to visitors in Egypt.
He has nearly 17 years of experience as a trip director
in Egypt. Also lead and conducted tours for specialized
groups including metaphysical groups and classical
groups.
Experience
Work Experience 1993–2008
-Tour Director / Egypt Program Manager for Leisure
Travel
-Leading classical tours and Nile cruises in upper
Egypt.
-Leading bird watchers groups as well as flora and fauna
interest groups.
-Leading metaphysical groups from the USA and giving
lectures on astronomy and metaphysics.
-Worked predominantly With many international tour
operators including: Libra Holiday , Cosmos and Globus
international (USA), Hayes and Jarvis (UK), The
Imaginative Travelers (UK), Air Tours (UK), Elegant
Resort (UK), Africa Adventure (USA), Travel sphere
Holidays (UK) and VANTAGE DELUXE TRAVEL
-Tour Director for Leisure Travel, Site Inspections for
Convention and Visitors Bureau. Including FAM Trips for
Leisure and Market, Corporate /Incentive Houses and the
Media, Professional service for various markets
including government officials, adventure and safari
tours, Private Individual travel VIP clients. Designing
and Developing specialized tours for various markets.
-Also working as a tour director for journalists, film
crews upon request from the tourism organizations
promoting Egypt as a destination. other work includes
working on convention and incentive programs with
Destination management companies and various incentives
houses inbound.
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Special Safari Tour manager Leading tours through
untouched areas at the far end of the oases and the
heart of the Egyptian desert. Climbing mountains and
visiting virgin forgotten archeological sites of Egypt.
Leading special groups to all the 27 protectorates of
Egypt.
- Leading 15 days motor coach tours through the heart of
the Egyptian oases and middle Egypt.
Expertise:
other work includes working on convention and incentive
programs with Destination management companies and
various incentives houses inbound.
-Tour Director for Leisure Travel, Site Inspections for
Convention and Visitors Bureau. Including FAM Trips for
Leisure and Market, Corporate /Incentive Houses and the
Media, Professional Tourist for various markets
including government officials, adventure and safari
tours, and Private Individual travel VIP clients.
Designing and Developing specialized tours for various
markets.
=Specialized Travel Advisory and Lecturer at Tourism
Institutes. Researcher of Products in the Industry,
Co-coordinator for Special projects and events.
Skills:
Travel Tour Director, Professional Licensed Tourist
Guide, Destination Management Company Staff, Tourism
Egypt’s Media Relation Corporate Incentive, Convention
and Tour and Travel Departments, Trade Show,
Presentations for Tourism Presenter and Lecturer for
Tourism Industry Educational Institutes, Representative
and Egyptologist travel and tourist guide for a number
of international tour operators.
Destination Knowledge:
-Full knowledge about Egypt and the region.
-Leading tours through untouched areas at the far end of
the oases and the heart of the Egyptian desert. Climbing
mountains and visiting virgin forgotten archeological
sites of Egypt. Leading special groups to all the 27
protectorates of Egypt. Leading 15 days motor coach
tours through the heart of the Egyptian oases and middle
Egypt.
- we are the Author and creator of the first information
web site built by an Egyptologist-tourist guide in Egypt
since 1999, providing travel tips and information for
visitors to Egypt.
Visit: *www.ask-aladdin.com
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www.completegypt.com
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www.exploregypt.net
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Lecture and Travel forums:
- Lecturer at the Egyptian cultural centre. (Egypt)
- Lecturer at the information and training centre of the
ministry of tourism
- Lecturer and speaker in the WFTGA conventions in both
Australia 2005 and Egypt 2007.
-Lectures of Egyptology at the Field Museum of Chicago
2007
Interviews and articles
Egypt travel Arabia Magazine
http://www.traveltodayarabia.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=4572
Egypt today Magazine
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6887
Egypt air in-flight Magazine ( Horus magazine )
Lecture at the The Field Museum of Chicago
http://www.wftga.org/Aladdin_visit_to_Chicago.pdf
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Organizations & Associations:
Vice president of the World Federation of Tourist Guides
Associations. (WFTGA)
www.wftga.org
--Official WFTGA Area Representative for Africa and the
Middle East
- International Supervisor of World Area Representatives
of WFTGA, Leading team of 12 WFTGA World Area
Representative Worldwide
- Member of the Egyptian tourist guides syndicate EGTGS
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