From the editor

The 'Quake-Up' call to Travel

Wednesday, 10 August 2011 12:07 Written by Mohamed Ghamrawy

Perhaps we should start reading and caring about global concerns and not just ours. The 'NEEDS' of Corporate Travel must be addressed; we must raise the bar where Quality/Hospitality Standards are concerned in our Travel Services in general and Hotels & Resorts in particular.
Much higher standards of know-how and professional finesse is required from all personnel (top to bottom ranks) in all fields related to the industry, most notably in technical know-how, general knowledge, education and culture, behavior and etiquette, languages, dress-codes, personal hygiene and so on.

A two-month window...for eighteen months of promotion, free of charge!

Monday, 04 July 2011 13:41 Written by Mohamed Ghamrawy

FREE PROMOTION & ADVERTISING & OUTSTANDING BARTER AGREEMENTS! Till End of 2012, instead of 2011*

*Offer must be claimed strictly before August 31, 2011

Our mission is to present a comprehensive and complete overview of Egypt as a Travel Destination, in a commercially unbiased manner and in the best possible light. We also mean to motivate interrelations between national & international suppliers and supporting industries, as well as tourism-sector investors and developers. We ask all Travel Industry and related sectors to participate; their absence will be noticed (and now even unjustifiable), while we'll be empowered by your presence as it will add us respect and credibility.

Editor's note on CDWS call to stop fishing in the Ras Mohammed National Park

Wednesday, 18 May 2011 06:26 Written by Mohamed Ghamrawy

This good piece of news was received by a minority, which we think should be shared at large. The funny part was the decision to actually fish there ... and the reasons? Unknown!

In all cases: All's well what ends well!

CDWS press statement:
For immediate release 18 May 2011

CDWS call to stop fishing in the Ras Mohammed National Park
CDWS has called on the Minister of Tourism and Minister of State for the Environment to take immediate action following the South Sinai Governor's decision to give the green light to commercial fishing in one of the most famous marine nature reserves in the world. The decision to allow commercial fishing in the Ras Mohammed National Park has sparked fury among the dive community, particularly as overfishing was cited as one of the factors that led to the unprecedented shark attacks in Sharm el Sheikh last year.

Swisscare Nuweiba, Paradise Found!

Thursday, 14 April 2011 07:06 Written by Mohamed Ghamrawy

As President of TDI (owners of the newly launched www.AlmanacEgypt.com) I write these few words to apologize to Mr. Alvin Furrer, Managing Director of Swisscare Nuweiba Resort Hotel for unintentionally overlooking his hotel's name in our newly launched portal. We dub AlmanacEgypt.com as Egypt's Online Travel-Market ... and despite our teething problems and unintentional mistakes, like this one now, we shall work hard to soon brag about it as being truly 'The Grand Encyclopedia of Travel & Hospitality in Egypt'.

As of Now - AlmanacEgypt Offers the Travel Industry Complimentary Promotional Space

Saturday, 09 April 2011 17:14 Written by Mohamed Ghamrawy

A Colossal National Project with Humongous Global Proportions - Please read carefully

As of April 10 we offer the Travel Industry COMPLIMENTARY EXHIBITION SPACE until end of the year 2011.

Related Industries and Suppliers, Professional Freelancers, related Authorities & Moderators as well as International Representations (ETA offices, Diplomatic & Cultural missions, Egyptair offices) will also be asked to join the portal's caravan within days with the same complimentary offer, which expires May 31.

COMPLETELY FREE OF CHARGE: The Almanac (V.2) reopens today only to Travel & Hospitality Professionals. It offers UNLIMITED SPACE in form of virtual Trade-Show Booths, totally free of charge. Marketing & PR Executives are invited to collaborate in full-force and be our partners in this massive National Project, we urge them to accept our FULLY COMPLIMENTARY contribution,which presents unlimited space for Information about their products, and unlimited space for their Promotional presentations in all media-formats.

Our initiative is taken on behalf of the Travel Industry, for its livelihood and survival, as commercial entities and properties as well as for the livelihood of its professional individuals. Yet above all it is taken on behalf of Egypt that can only survive on income from Tourism.

Moreover, there is a much needed image boost, of grandiosity and integrity, that we ask you to join us in portraying to the world. It is an image of transparency necessary to induce trust, for travelers to come to Egypt and for tourism-related investors to upscale their business and carry on with their development projects.