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Viking has taken delivery of the company’s newest river ship in Egypt, the Viking Sekhmet. 

Travelmarvel has released its 2028-29 Egypt, Jordan & Morocco programme It showcases the best of Egypt, including Cairo’s Grand Egyptian Museum, as well as a seven-night cruise between Luxor and Aswan aboard Travelmarvel’s newest river ship, Travelmarvel Sirius. 

Lynda Morrison from Innovative Travel has returned from a nine-day tour to Egypt hosting 10 agents.

Innovative travel has heralded 12 months of celebrations to mark its 35th anniversary with a  number of brochure releases and a function at the Northern Club in Auckland.

World Journeys reports that it can now add special touches to tailor-made Egypt itineraries which will enhance clients’ experiences.

Viking has taken delivery of the company’s newest ship for the Nile River, the 82-guest Viking Sobek, which will sail the 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary.

Innovative Travel’s two-week Egypt roadshow has wound up after a series of presentations focusing on Egypt. The roadshow gave travel agents and their selected clients the opportunity to hear from Innovative Travel’s Cairo based director and former chairman of the Egyptian Tourism Board, Elhamy ElZayat. The events provided an insight into the life and times of the boy king Tutankhamen, who is in turn the key inspiration for the new Grand Egyptian Museum (GEM) in Giza.

• Egypt event at Egypt Embassy in Wellington… Egypt Ambassador Dina El Sehy; Robyn Galloway, Innovative Travel; Elhamy ElZay, Cairo based director, Innovative Travel
• Sonja Dalley, NZ Travel Brokers; Elhamy ElZayat, Innovative Travel; Michelle Kaufmann-Walker, NZ Travel Brokers
• Petra Ott, House of Travel; Rachel Rhind, Travel Advocates
• Joanne Devereux, The Travel Brokers; Robyn Galloway, Innovative Travel; Yvette Park, Adventure Travel

Viking has announced 99 new departure dates for its Egypt river voyage. With the current season almost sold out, the popular 12-day Pharaohs & Pyramids itinerary now has increased availability in 2024 and 2025.

Egyptian Ambassador to New Zealand,  Dina Farouk El Sehy, reports an upward trend of New Zealanders again travelling to Egypt. 

Speaking to Robyn Galloway MD of Innovative Travel at Egypt’s National Day celebrations in Wellington yesterday the ambassador acknowledged the company’s long-standing commitment to Egypt, which has continued for over 30 years. 

A move that has added value to agents and also reduced hassle for both the trade and clients has been extended by Exotic Holidays due to a strong response.

Managing director Rahul Sharma, says Exotic, through sister company Visa Assist, has been waiving visa processing fees for India and Vietnam for a couple of weeks.