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The State of Travel in the Mideast Today
Travel Agents Speak Candidly About the Middle East and about the Travel Industry in General
We asked nine travel agents from around the world (all specializing in the Middle East - though in many different ways) to answer a few questions about traveling to the Middle East. We asked about "off the beaten path" areas that many people are currently missing and about how the various conflicts are affecting tourism in the region. Here are links to their answers, you can start with the first one and click through all of them following the links provided on their individual pages.
ADONIS TRAVEL & TOURISM has located its head office in Syria, in the city center of Damascus, near the Four Seasons Hotel. We're handling incoming as well as outbound travel for Individual Travelers as well as for groups. Our sistercompanies are established in Lebanon, Jordan, Yemen and Libya. Al Mu'adhdhan Hajj Group: Located in the USA this travel agency specializes in hajj pilgrimage tours to Saudi Arabia. Israeltrip Dot Com (USA): a Christian company that specializes in Holyland Tours to Israel, sometimes with extensions to Jordan, Greece, Egypt and Italy. Kaktus Tours (Istanbul, Turkey): Specializing in Turkish special interest (religious, archaeological, etc.) tours. Has affiliations with Ya'lla Tours USA ( Portland Oregon ) , Travel with the Experts USA ( New York ) , House of Travel USA ( Miami ) and of course Pera Tours Istanbul . MA'AT PRODUCTIONS: A BUSINESS PARTNERSHIP IN HOBART, TASMANIA. WE SPECIALIZE IN TOURS TO EGYPT THAT WE CALL: Walk Like An Egyptian. WE ARE A HUSBAND AND WIFE TEAM - MIKE IS A PHD. EGYPTOLOGIST AND PATRICIA IS STUDYING ISLAMIC ART AND ARCHITECTURE, AND HAS A MA IN COUNSELING. Nawafir Travel & Tours: situated in Damascus, Syria with a multilingual team. We organize trips through Syria, Lebanon and Jordan for individuals and groups. Also specializes in Arabic language students and accommodating them in Syria. Peltours: Based in North London. Peltours is a specialist tour operator that has specialised in holidays to the Middle East since 1920, particularly strong for holidays to Egypt. Persian Voyages: Our UK operation was established in June 1997, and over these years Persian Voyages has been recognized as one of the UK's leading Iran specialist tour operators. Spiekermann Travel - Michigan USA - Our tours are mainly archaeology, culture and history oriented. Our destinations cover: Egypt, Libya, Tunisia, Algeria, Turkey, Syria, Jordan, Ethiopia, Mali, Iran and Lebanon. By providing links to these companies gomideast.com does not endorse their services, nor are their views or any views linked to their sites related to gomideast.com. gomideast.com provides these answers for informational purposes only. for inquiries and comments (non-commercial only please): go.mideast @ yahoo.comCopyright ©2003-2010 gomideast.com unless otherwise credited |
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