• Cairo

    Cairo

    Cairo

    The captial of Egypt and the largest city in Africa, the name means "the victorious city". As the region's principal commercial, administrative, and tourist centre.
  • Alexandria

    Alexandria

    Alexandria

    Egypt's second largest city (3.5 million people), its largest seaport and the country's window onto the Mediterranean Sea. No city in Egypt has history as rich as that of Alexandria which witnessed so many historic events and legends!
  • Luxor

    Luxor

    Luxor

    Luxor hosts one third of the whole monuments and antiquities of the world. Therefore, it is considered one of the most important tourism spots in Egypt and maybe in the whole world.
  • Aswan

    Aswan

    Aswan

    Aswan is the 3rd largest city in Egypt and the biggest in Upper Egypt. Aswan was the ancient Egyptians' gateway to Africa. Today Aswan is major stop for may Nile cruise ships depart from Luxor to Aswan everyday.
  • Sharm Elsheikh

    Sharm Elsheikh

    Sharm ElSheikh

    Sharm is the the jewel of Egyptian tourism industry now. The city offer some of the finest places for diving and snorkeling in the world, it offers great value for money if compared with many diving spots in the world.
  • Hurhgada

    Hurhgada

    Hurghada

    Hurghada today is a world centre for sea sports such as diving, snorkelling, sailing, windsurfing, and deep-sea fishing. The unique offshore underwater gardens are justifiably famous amongst divers

Aladdin Khalifa ( The author and Creator of Ask-Aladdin)

Aladdin Khalifa ( The author and Creator of Ask-Aladdin.com)
Professional trip director / Egypt program Manager / Egyptologist-Tourist Guide and Egyptology Lecturer aladdin khalifa

Aladdin Khalifa is a tour director / program Manager and Egyptologist-Tourist Guide for a number of international travel agencies. He has nearly 18 years of experience as a trip director in Egypt. Also lead and conducted tours for specialized groups including metaphysical groups and classical groups. Aladdin is former executive member 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's Profile

Work Experience 1993–2010
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 and 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), 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.

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 oasis 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

Lecture and 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.
- Lectured at the Field Museum of Chicago in 2007

Interviews and articles:

-Featured at Egypt Travel Arabia Magazine - http://www.traveltodayarabia.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=4572  
-Featured at Egypt today Magazine
http://www.egypttoday.com/article.aspx?ArticleID=6887
-Featured at Egypt air in-flight Magazine (Horus magazine )
-Lectures at the The Field Museum of Chicago  http://www.wftga.org/Aladdin_visit_to_Chicago.pdf

Organizations & Associations:
- Former Vice President of the World Federation of Tourist Guides Associations. (WFTGA) www.wftga.org
- Curretly the Official WFTGA Area Representative for Africa and the Middle East
- Member of the Egyptian tourist guides syndicate EGTGS

Comments/Testimonials:

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