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Win a Fam to Egypt @WTM London

The Egyptian Tourism Authority (ETA) will be offering the travel trade community a chance to go on a seven-day Fam trip to experience the wonders of Egypt. Those travel agents who complete ETA’s online training course at WTM London will enter into a lucky

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Egypt will be celebratin­g new opportunit­ies at WTM London and offering travel trade members the chance to go on a Fam trip to experience the wonders of the country for themselves.

The Egyptian Tourism Authority’s online training course helps tour operators and agents improve their knowledge about the land of the Pharoahs. Individual­s who complete the course will be entered into a prize draw, and two winners will be selected on a quarterly basis to enjoy a seven-day Fam trip to Egypt, including flights, accommodat­ion and transfers.

A spokesman for the ETA says, “The diversity of Egypt’s tourism product is one of its kind, from unmatched historical sites, beautiful beaches along the Red Sea Riviera and the Mediterran­ean Coast, in addition to state-of-the-art resorts providing top quality services in magnificen­t locations. All this is reached in less than five hours’ flying time from the UK.”

Egypt will also be at WTM London promoting the completion of the new Suez Canal extension, a multi-billion project that will boost the country’s trade and economy, which was officially opened in August.

Meanwhile, in the skies, EgyptAir Express has announced the launch of new domestic routes between Sharm El Sheikh and Hurghada, operating three weekly flights on Sundays, Tuesdays and Thursdays, as well as flights from Cairo to Marsa Matrouh with two weekly flights on Sundays and Thursdays.

EgyptAir Express already operates 77 weekly flights from Cairo to Sharm El Sheikh and 62 weekly flights from Cairo to Hurghada.

Influentia­l movers and shakers in the travel industry will be at World Travel Market London 2015 – the leading global event for the travel industry – to debate key issues affecting the trade. There will be two ‘World Travel Leaders’ sessions, along with a ceremony to present the World Travel Leaders Awards to individual­s and organisati­ons that have contribute­d the most to the global travel and tourism industry over the lifetime of WTM. The first WTM World Travel Leaders session is titled ‘Asia – Inbound and Outbound Travel – Growing Globally.’ Moderated by respected global strategic advisor Anita Mendiratta – Founder and Managing, Cachet Consulting – the panel debate will discuss crucial issues driving this growth, now and in the future, and how to take advantage expansion.

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The second World Travel Leaders debate is entitled ‘UK Inbound and Domestic Travel – Breaking Records’ and will be moderated by Deirdre Wells, Chief Executive, UKInbound.

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