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 
*         www.completegypt.com 
*         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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Website: www.ask-aladdin.com

                www.completegypt.com