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From: <douglas.....@earthlink.net>

To: omar@travelinstyle.com
Date: Wednesday, November 25, 2009 07:12 am
Subject: Reflections
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Dear Omar:

We are now home for nearly a week and still basking in the glow of our extraordinary trip to Egypt. Thank you, Omar, for your wonderful arrangements, from first to last. Among our first reflections:

1. Ground staff : All were excellent -- reliable, on time, cordial, efficient, attentive to our needs. One in particular merits special mention: Mohamed Mamdouh, who met us on arrival at Cairo Airport and shepherded us through our days in the Egyptian capital, was exceptional in his services. He waited patiently for us the first night, despite our late arrival and slow progress through immigration, made sure each detail of our itinerary was smoothly and flawlessly executed, personally accompanied us on each transfer, even if it meant simply shepherding us on foot to a restaurant in walking distance of our hotel. But much more than that: he was a genial talking partner, thoughtful and generous in his insights and observations, and by the end of our trip a trusted friend. He brought the human dimensions of Egypt to life for us. We gladly accepted his offer to meet his family for supper at his home as part of our program.

2. Transportation: also excellent and beyond expectations. Vans and cars were new and air conditioned, drivers were expert, friendly -- and fearless! Air transfers (EgyptAir) all worked without a hitch. Not a single bag went astray or was damaged. I am very grateful to Sakkara for arranging an earlier flight from Aswan to Abu Simbel (see below) -- and for securing us seats on the left side of the aircraft so that we could see this spectacular temple as we were about to land. (This is but one example of the thoughtfulness of our Sakkara agents.) Tips for future visitors: by arriving at Abu Simbel on the first flight (and before the daily convoy of buses pulled in) and by having an extended talk by our guide in the shade of a bench outside the temples, we were able to have the temples virtually to ourselves by the time we got into them; in other words, the passengers on our flight had gone through the temples by the time we entered them, and the next wave of passengers were still en route: between around 9:30 and 10:30 am the temples were pretty much empty. By the same token, by securing the last tickets to the Great Pyramid in Cairo, we were lucky enough to have the king's chamber entirely to ourselves for about a quarter of an hour.

3. Hotels: also first rate. We were grateful for the upper-story rooms (quieter, with great views). At the Cairo Hyatt, our balcony happened to be so positioned that between two tall skyscrapers on the other side of the Nile we were able to see in the hazy distance all three major pyramids of Giza. Was that especially arranged -- or were we just lucky? Steigenberger in Luxor gave us a beautiful front-seat view of the sunrise over the Nile. If I had thought through the implications of our special trip to Abydos and Dendera, I would have suggested that we stay at a hotel near Cairo airport on arrival, since it was after 10pm by the time we had cleared customs with our luggage, and our flight the next morning was at 5am. Staying at the Hyatt that first night meant we got to bed after midnight and had to be up again three hours later. A hotel close to the airport would have doubled our sleeping hours!

4. Sonesta dahabiyyah: this was one of the highlights of the trip, to be sure, and well worth the special effort to secure a space on this craft. The captain (Victor) was all that one could wish for in a captain: sociable, attentive, in charge. He made it his personal business to prepare some "special treat" virtually every day, such as dinner on shore in the sand dunes, or breakfast on shore at a local farm, or a surprise dancing troupe after dinner. Meals were generous and varied, and the chef was superb! I have never seen fruits sculpted into such creative forms: who would have guessed that a corpulent melon could appear as a beautiful swan! As a team, the crew members offered wonderful personal touches and were incredibly attentive to our every wish. Victor explained that he did not want to advertise these special touches in the brochure since passengers might then expect them; as he intended, we were charmed each day by their unique offerings.It took us a few days to grasp the Egyptian rules of hospitality -- i.e., leave everything to the staff and allow yourself to be tended at every turn -- but we finally caught on and gratefully submitted to their thoughtful ministrations.

In this context, we were surprised that the vessel was only half full, and some of the other American passengers on the boat threw some light on why this might be. One reported having had a hard time finding any detailed description of this vessel on the Sonesta web page (I had a similar experience, initially). He also noted that he had been unable to secure any guarantee from his travel agent that he and his wife would be booked on this particular boat. He appreciated why this might be so (force majeur and all that) and yet he rightly observed that American clients may simply refuse to take this trip unless they can feel sure of getting the boat they are expecting. I realize that the unpredictable nature of the travel industry makes it hard for travel agents to make firm commitments like this, but they need to know they are scaring away business if they refuse to give this kind of commitment. In our case, you and I had conversation about this boat and you offered me verbal assurance that we would be on this specific boat: your word was good enough for me, but I recognize that I may be more trusting than your average American customer.

One more point concerning the dahabiyya: Perhaps you know this, but we learned from the crew that the sails on this vessel are more for show than for propulsion, which meant we were mostly towed up the Nile by an attendant tugboat (rather like a royal barge) with only a few moments under full sail on some days. We did not mind this, but I can imagine that a sailing nut might have been disappointed. The crew said that when they travel down the Nile (from Aswan to Luxor) they are not allowed to open the sails at all. In other words, the Sonesta vessel is too large and too heavy to be a sailing dahabiyyah, and the trip up the Nile will be a far better experience than the trip down the Nile. Fortunately it has two generators on board, which meant we could have air conditioning at all times (I was told that other dahabiyyah have only one onboard generator and therefore have only fans at night).

5. Guides: as you promised, these guides were top ranked -- more Egyptologists with four or five years of college-level study under their belts than "guides" in the more typical sense of the word. And, with one exception, all of them spoke very good English. All of them could answer just about any question we could throw at them, and you can imagine we had a great number. No one has been able to explain to us the significance of the shape of the pharaoh's double crown -- that is, the meaning of the bulbous while crown of Upper Egypt and scalloped shape of the red crown of Lower Egypt. Whatever their significance, it was clear from the wealth of engravings in the temples devoted to this theme that the pharaohs placed immense importance on the need to stitch these two kingdoms together. To the credit of our guides, none of them tried to "make up" a answer.

6. Changes to the itinerary in Cairo: In retrospect I am grateful that I cancelled half day to Sakkara. (Instead we did this trip during one of our "free days" with a guide recommended by an American friend. She was also excellent -- her name is Nihal Mofty nihal.mofty@sekem,com; phone number 002-0105096913.) It would have been too rich an experience to take in the major pyramids and the older pyramids in a single day. Also, at the advice of one of your guides, we switched the visit to the Egyptian Museum from morning to afternoon (3pm), by which time the museum was emptying out and not nearly as crowded as I have heard it can be earlier in the day.

You are most welcome to make whatever use you may have of these remarks, which are heartfelt and full of gratitude. ....... Of course, I am most willing to make use of the word-of-mouth network: indeed, I have already done so.

So, dear Omar, as you can see, we enjoyed a flawless trip, thanks in large measure to your guidance and meticulous planning. Having worked myself (many years ago) in the travel business, I can fully appreciate the elegance and reliability and sheer high class of "Traveling in Style".

With best wishes,

Douglas & Connie

Douglas Gerwin, Ph.D., is Director of the Center for Anthroposophy, including Chair of its Waldorf High School Teacher Education Program, and Co-Director of the Research Institute for Waldorf Education. Himself a Waldorf graduate, Dr. Gerwin has taught for 30 years at university and high school levels in subjects including biology and history. He is editor of four books related to Waldorf education –– For the Love of Literature: A Celebration of Language and Imagination; Genesis of a Waldorf High School; The Andover Proceedings: Tapping the Wellsprings of Health in Adolescence; And Who Shall Teach the Teachers: The Christ Impulse in Waldorf Education –– as well as author of various articles on adolescence and the Waldorf curriculum. Most recently he co-authored Survey of Waldorf Graduates, the first comprehensive look at how North American Waldorf graduates fare in college and beyond. With his wife Connie, Dr. Gerwin traveled to Egypt in November 2009 as part of a sabbatical project to study the mythological background of embryology and the earliest origins of human sexuality. He offered the following comments on his trip, which was organized by Travel in Style .com

Photo Credit : Kerry Arquette - Richmond Party - Erin with a group of happy and smiling Egyptian Children in Luxor
Dahabiya on the Nile Jan 2010

Hi Omar,
I was part of the Richmond party's wonderful adventure through Egypt.
Thank you for making this adventure something to be remembered
throughout our lives.
Kerry Arquette

From: Anita ...... [mailto:.........@yahoo.com]
Sent: Friday, November 27, 2009 02:02 PM
To: omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: Re: Trip to Egypt - Nov

Greetings Omar,
You fulfilled my mother's dreams and exceeded her expecations on the trip of her lifetime. Egypt is such a beautiful country and beautiful people. I'm eternally grateful to you. The trip was a huge success and I can't thank you enough. First class the whole way.
Indeed we had a few bumps in the road, however problems can never be completely avoided. However, the level of service overall was outstanding. We encountered an issue with the rep in Luxor and there was a bit of confusion that tips were not included all locations outside of Cairo. I was asked several times by the guides and reps to pay tips to the drivers and porters in Aswan, Able Simbel, and Alexandria. I was confused and embarassed as I had thought all those things were included. In the future I may opt to pay the tips myself (even though it may be an inconvenence so as to not shortchange anyone for services rendered).
Our representative in Cairo, Marcos went above and beyond to assist us, including taking me to the tourist police station in the middle of the night, hours before our departure, to file a report when the Grand Hyatt lost one of our checked suitcases. It was such a pleasure to have dinner at his house which was a highlight for my mom.

Said our guide in Luxor to Aswan was absolutely amazing in handling my mother's needs and providing insightful and educated tours of all the historical sites. I would request his services again in the future.

All in all I would certainly recommend your services to my friends and family traveling to Egypt and I will indeed be a repeat customer in the future. thank you again for everything.

Anita

From: Suzanne Devonshire <d.....r@....ca>

To: omar@travelinstyle.com
Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 12:27 am
Subject: Re: Devonshir Family - How was the service




Hi Omar,

First, many thanks for the lovely kartouches. We were all thrilled to receive them! It was a very nice gesture!

Also, thank you for your kind wishes and for following up with us. We had a fabulous time and were very pleased with the people from Sakkara Tours, particularly Wael in Cairo and Ahmed (? ) in Aswan. Egypt was remarkable and we are thrilled to have visited all that we did.

We found the Guides to be exceptional - especially Ashraf on the Nile cruise and Hani at Petra. All of us enjoyed their company and wished we could have had more time with each - especially Ashraf. He was truly outstanding. My husband told him, as well, that he was particularly patient with all the female shoppers in our family!

We were really impressed, as well, with the staff on the Nile boat. They were very accommodating, friendly and helpful. Additionally, we thoroughly enjoyed The Four Seasons Hotels in both Cairo and Sharm.

A few points for consideration are as follows:

1. The journeys to and from Jordan on the ferry were very difficult days. Just a heads up for future clients. Although Petra was outstanding, the days before and after were quite unpleasant and the logistics were not as smooth as they had been on the rest of our trip especially on the Egypt side. Things went much smoother on the Jordan side.

2. We would suggest that for future travel you might like to warn clients about the Jordanian departure tax. Not being aware of the tax we did not have sufficient Dinar. Throughout the rest of the trip Visas and taxes were included.

Nevertheless, thank you for facilitating a most memorable and interesting experience. We would not hesitate to recommend your services to others and hope to book another vacation with you soon, as we appreciated very much how Travel in Style made everything so effortless and first class.

All the best,
Suzanne (and Glenn)

Suzanne Devonshire

From: Norman ..... [mailto:................@ ....law.com]
Sent: Thursday, May 8, 2008 12:07 PM
To: omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: RE: checking on service in Egypt & Jordan

Hello Omar-
I was delighted with the trip to Egypt and Jordan! Outside a couple of very minor glitches everything went superbly well. We were always met by representatives wherever we went who were very accommodating. I always felt safe and pampered. Most of our guides were excellent. The hotels were good as was the river boat.
The only problem was trying to fit Abu Simbel into this package. We really needed one more day. I did feel rushed there. However, it was worth it in the long run. Petra was astonishing as was our guide and driver.
I loved these countries and would highly recommend that everyone get a chance to see them.
Thanks for helping us and I look forward to working with you again.

Norman Berman

Subject: Paual and Steve HOME FROM EGYPT AND JORDAN - FEB 2008

Hello All,
We returned from our trip to Egypt, Jordan and Germany on Wednesday after a long flight from Frankfurt via San Francisco. We have been sorting mail, re-organizing and getting over the jetlag.
A special hello to the new friends that we made on our trip:
Our Cairo area guide, Iman and her fiancee Mohamed. Always showing a cheery smile and great enthusiasm.
Our Nile River guide, Ashraf. Witty, enthusiastic and always helpful and patient.
Temel Kip and his lovely wife, from Turkey, who we met at breakfast. We look forward to visiting with them when they come to Reno.

The lovely Micheline from Quebec, Canada who brightened our days with her lively spirit and warm personality.
And thanks to Omar of Travel in Style for arranging our trip.
We really had a good time everywhere that we traveled. We were fortunate to have great guides and drivers, excellant accommodations and no shortage of food.

People were friendly--"Where you from?"--"America"--"America Good. Welcome!"
We saw so many historic temples, pyramids, mosques, churches and Roman and Greek ruins that it is hard to sort them all out in our minds. Good thing that we took a few thousand pictures.

We are often asked "What was the best part of your trip?" Hard to answer, but one of the most unique places, especially in our times and lives of plenty, was the town of Siwa, Egypt. A town of 25,000 people with only 20% of it powered by electricity it was like going back in time. Siwa is an oasis near the Libyan border. Autos are rarely seen and the favored mode of transportation is the donkey cart. We visited the remains of two ancient cities, built of rock and mud but now in ruins. Climbing down a steep ramp to visit the inside of a pyramid is also quite spectacular. It is hard to imagine how these buildings could have been created.

Seeing the pillars of Luxor, Jerash, or an Obilisque perhaps 70 feet high carved from solid granite is a wonder in itself. Petra, Jordan should also be on everyone's bucket list. Beautiful!! We were fortunate to have Haney as our guide and comedian. He was born in the ancient city of Petra and has been guiding for 56 years.
I could go on and on about out trip but it would be better if you experienced Egypt and Jordan for yourself.
Happy Travels,

Steve and Paula

Egypt : October

From: MRisse...................@ .....com <MRisseeuw@aol.com>


To: info@travelinstyle.com,

Date: Wednesday, October 29, 2008 04:37 pm
Subject: Re: Rissee.................. - Memphis - Sakkara



The tour and the trip to Cairo was one we will always remember. The guide was fabulous and made every minute count. I would absolutely recommend her for any future tours. She was smart, informative and worked with us on our time constraints, we also noticed her "smoothing" the way for us to park in restricted areas so that we didn't waist time walking distances to our sights. We loved the lunch overlooking the pyramids for the beautiful hotel, again our guide made a very wise and wonderful choice for us. I'm glad she suggested not going to the bazaar, we heard not so nice stories about it from the others on the cruise ship when we compared experiences from their tour to Cairo. It seems that no cruise ship tours go to the Egyptian Museum, probably because their groups are too large and the museum and the Cairo's traffic can't accomodate them. Booking this private tour was the wisest thing I did for the trip. I feel badly for all those who see the pyramids and don't get to see the museum. It will be far better for everyone once the new museum is finished at the pyramid sight.
Thank you for an unforgettable day, everyone involved could not have been nicer.
Mary

-------- Original Message --------
> From: "Tapsell, Megan"
> Sent: Wednesday, January 10, 4:19 AM
> Subject: RE: Tapsell x 2 Trips for Nov. Just Checking
>
> Hi Omar, I keep meaning to write and update but I have been so busy with work. Anyhow, a belated Merry Xmas and Happy New Year to you. Our trip seems like such a distance memory now, however it is very much a good one. We had a great time in both countries, they were both very different and by the end of the 10 busy days we were ready for another holiday (ha!)
We weren't prepared to be the only people on our tour, for some reason we thought we would be part of a larger tour group, however in the end it was excellent and flexible. And members of the company who looked after us out there went above and beyond to try and make it a great trip.

Jordan -The people who took care of us in Jordan were fantastic. The level of care was perfectly balanced. Adnan our guide was super, I was very impressed by his knowledge, he gave us a great insight to the Jordan culture and life. I think it was appropriate doing Jordan first, if we had done it after Egypt I suspect it may have been a little bit of a let down as Egypt is so action packed with historical sites in every direction where as Jordan is vastly smaller with a lot less to absorb.
However, Jordan was superb and Petra was one of the highlights of the whole trip.
Egypt - Well this was a whole new story. We had an amazing time in Egypt but by the time we left I was ready to depart - so 6/7 day is a good length trip. The week we had was packed, busy and relaxing all at different times. The guides used throughout our trip were superb.
Mohammed Yousef our Egyptian overseer was very nice, he went above and beyond his call to try and make our trip special and it was greatly appreciated. Although at times we felt his presence was unnecessary, if not slightly over-bearing whilst we were in Cairo, but I guess my husband and I are fairly independent so other people might really appreciate his style. The other guides used by the company were superb, they really made our trip interesting and exciting. Ending the trip
in Sharm-el-sheik was very relaxing and topped it off although the choice of resort we were at I wouldn't recommend for a honeymooning couple.
I only have one little bug bear and this is not at the company but more a suggestion of how the company could assist future clientele. One of the biggest challenges we had was the tipping expectations. We never minded tipping and we always paid what our guide suggested, however we found it a struggle getting the right amount of change, especially when shops wouldn't change the money (or the cruise liner would only give change in Euros?). I realise tipping is optional, but the average tourist is happy to pay the going rate. If the guide had taken care of the tipping - on boat rides, on carriage rides, to tour guides (themselves), to meet and greet guides, to airport staff, to hotel concierge who put luggage in the car, to cruise staff and the list
goes on...and on...and on...our holiday would have been far more relaxing. I realise it is optional but realistically 90% of the people pay the going rate. At any rate, just a suggestion.
Apart from that, I want to say Thank You very much for all the effort you put in to organising our holiday with such little time and a big thank you to all the staff who helped to make it a great trip. All the best for 2007!

Kind Regards
Megan

From: <go.....@hotmail.com>
Sent: Saturday, March 01, 2008 10:01 PM
To: omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: Hello

Dear Omar,

My wife and I would like to think you for a wonderful trip to Egypt and Jordan. We arrived back in Athens yesterday where we'll be for a couple more days before going on to Italy next week. After we return home ....... I will put together more information on our amazing trip and forward to you. We are very lucky to have been able to find Travel in Style before we made plans for this trip.

Amazingly we ran into another couple from Utah (Steve and Paula) at the Sonesta Hotel in Cairo midway through our trip, I had shared information line without knowing them at all and recommended they consider using T.I.S. Little did I know they had went your Travel in Style and were having a great trip from the sound of things. Once Paula told me she used Frommers travel boards to obtain info a good company to work with in Egypt we realized that we had spoken on line more than once without knowing one anothers name. The world is getting smaller by the day.

Take care for now. We'll be in touch after we return home.

Chris & Donna

Dear Omar,

We would just like inform you that our recent trip to Egypt trip was a trip of a lifetime,
full of wonderful memories and experiences of the sights and sounds of this incredible ancient land and its warm and friendly people.
Thanks to your planning and excellent services we experienced pleasant, knowledgeable guides who were always punctual and polite; the Sonesta Moon Goddess was first rate, Professional staff and good food.
For your information the Old Cataract Hotel was wonderful, but under the Sofitel management leaves a lot to be desired, very poor management, poor service by poorly trained staff. Dinner at their restaurant was disappointing, and the so called Royal Tea service was the worst I have ever experienced, not remotely resembling high tea that I think people are expecting. They should take a lesson from the Sonesta folks, having said all that I would still recommend the hotel
for the grand architectural /location experience, but be warned of the service. They even refused to take our credit card, insisting on cash, telling us that the banks were at fault which turned out to be untrue.
We enjoyed a short flight upgrade and an on board ship upgrade that was wonderful, thank you.
Omar I have no hesitation in recommending your services, and will consult with you again, I am very grateful to Tommy for recommending you. I am considering writing a short note to the Egyptian consulate to inform
them of my wonderful experience of visiting your country. If you could forward me contact information please.
Please see attached

Best regards,

Malcolm

Dear friends, (Salam Alaykum)

Well we have left the magic of Egypt and are back to reality (which is magical too).
The trip was a dream come true, we stayed with our friends in Cairo for a week visiting every place imaginable. Our friends and hosts ........... made it all come alive down at street level mixing with the locals, going to the markets and bazzars, to the spice shops, the crafts, the artisan schools and galleries, enjoying Egyptian cuisine at local
restaurants and eateries. Dennis?s knowledge of all things Egyptian is incredible.
Then off to Giza to visit the pyramids and of course the Sphinx, the weather remained cool (50-60?s) with occasional light showers. (Not a problem)
Seven days later it had warmed up, and it was now time to start our cruise down the Nile, which started with a short flight to Luxor and our own private guided tour of the Valley of the Kings. Then we boarded our home
for the next five days the cruse ship Sonesta Moon Goddess and were surprised with an upgrade from a double cabin to a three room suite, which was wonderful. (Thanks Omar) .......................................

Our private guide traveled with us for the five days, a young very pleasant, knowledgeable Egyptian called Tamer a native of Luxor. The following days were spent quietly sailing down the Nile, enjoying the vistas, fellow travelers, warming temperatures, and stopping at all the major sites such as the temples of Karnak, Edfu, Kom Ombo and many others, returning to our ship for all our meals,( good buffet mixed cuisine and excellent service.)
Five days later we arrived in Aswan site of the second largest dam in the world (Aswan Dam) We disembarked our home for the past five days and checked into the renowned (Old Cataract Hotel) some one hundred plus years
old, its Moorish architecture is beautiful and has hosted such famous folks as Sir Winston Churchill, President Rosservelt, and Agather Christie (murder on the Nile).
The following day we had a short flight to Abu Simbel to spend a few hours viewing the imposing edifice of the almighty Pharaoh Ramses II, this whole site was rescued and moved up the hillside from the rising waters of Lake
Nasser when the Aswan Dam was built. After flying back to Aswan and spending another night at the old cataract hotel we made another short flight back to Cairo to spend the final four days of our trip at our host's apartment enjoying more sites of Cairo which included several old Mosques, every where we went we were greeted and welcomed by the locals
young and old, especially the children who smiled and said welcome to Egypt, it was one of the most safe and friendly third world countries I have visited. Far too many sights, sounds, and experiences to tell you about in this short update. Many, many thanks to our dear friends ......, and Omar of, Travel in Style, a San Francisco agency who arranged our cruse and airfares. We strongly recommend a visit; if any one wants more information don't hesitate to ask us.
We purchased two fine Egyptian wool rugs, some nice papyrus drawings, and fine cotton.

Best regards,

Pic and Malcolm.

In a message dated 2/15/2008 4:29:11 A.M. Pacific Standard Time, mmorton........@........ca writes:

Dear Omar,

I want you to know that Melissa and I had a fabulous trip and want to thank you for putting it together for us. We would never have thought to go to the Valley of the Whales without your guidance and it was amazing. As it turned
out, we were there just one day after Madame Mubarek went there to dedicate it officially as a World Heritage site -- there was a news crew there doing a follow up and they interviewed Melissa and I, and we will be on Dream
Channel in Egypt at 10:00 PM Saturday!

I can't speak highly enough of our Sakkara team in Cairo -- Bassem Sabry, the coordinator, Philip the driver and our guide Samah Gamal. We had dinner with Samah and her family and it was a true highlight (the night that Egypty
won the African Soccer championship). Mena House was beyond any expectation in the realm of our imagination and the Dahabiya trip, down to every last detail, utterly perfect. The crew was so thoughtful in every respect. Abu
Simbel and Seti House were also wonderful, and our coordinator there, Ahmed was another very engaging person.

The only thing we were not crazy about was the Grand Hyatt in Cairo. It has the atmosphere of a train station at rush hour, 24 hours a day and we like places that are somewhat more intimate, even if it costs us a bit more. The
meals in Cairo were fine albeit repetitious, everyone seemingly anxious to make sure we experienced hummus, kebabs, potatoes and rice one more time! On the positive side, the Grand Hyatt had a great breakfast buffet with a lot
of variety and a wonderful spa where we had treatments with mud from the Nile.

We come back with many unique memories of places and people, hundreds of photos, beautiful souvenirs and with our lives greatly enriched. We may decide to go back to the Western Desert, Sinai and some more tombs or to
travel to other places where you package personal tours. We will not hesitate to work with you again and to send you new clients.

I hope you enjoy the attached photo. I am on the left and Melissa on the right.

Warm regards, Marjorie

From: m.wangu@.......
Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2007 11:10 AM
To: ghada......k@.......com
Subject:

Our Dear Ghada,
We got pretty busy as soon as we landed in USA. We want to take this opportunity to thank you for the lovely time we had in Cairo. You were not only a splendid guide but also a great host. Please extend my thanks to your mom who worked so hard to make that delicious dinner. Say our best to your brother, sister & nephew. Have a great Christmas and happy new year.
Manoj & Madhu

--
www.Spirituality-Sparks.com

From: "....... RUSSELL" <....russell1@......................ca> Date: Thursday, April 19, 2007 10:44 AM
To: omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: re: Russell Family Trip- May we post your comment ?

Hello Omar,

Yes, you have my permission to use my comments, as I said I would recommend TravelInStyle to anyone travelling to Egypt. As to the thiings which made me continue with you.

For one, a prompt and positive response. So many times I have sent out emails only to wait in vain for a response. The fact that you replied almost immediately and said that you could accommodate our needs was a very big factor.

Your flexibility, we had heard that we would have to get 2 cabins on the Nile, and we did not want to do that - you said pretty much immediately that it was not a problem, again that was a big selling point!

Flexibility with our tour ie. an extra day for Abu Simbel etc. The fact that the tour was customised to our needs again was a big plus.

Also of course, the first thing one does is go to your website which was professional and comprehensive - again very reassuring for one booking a travel company on line. I don't think I mentioned how I found you. I was on the Frommers website on Egypt, and on the section for personal comments/chat, I went through it it see if any companies were recommended. Your name and company came up several times, and all with glowing comments.

Lastly and not least, your pleasant emails which were both friendly and professional . They gave me a good feeling about going ahead with things Omar. I think a good working relationship between customer and provider is key, and you were able to set my mind at rest by responding to all my questions big or small with promptness and humour!

So, thankyou again and yes, I hope that we will be able to use you again. If we are in SF we will be sure to drop in on you and say hello!

All the very best.

Catriona

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From: "................. RUSSELL" <...................russell1@............................a>
Sent: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:47 PM
To: Omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: Russell Family Trip

Dear Omar,
We are home and I am working my way through a mountainous pile of laundry!
What a wonderful trip we had- everything was beautifully arranged from transfers, to guides to flights to accommodation. We thought the guides we had : Rania in Cairo, and Wa-el in Luxor were fantastic, informative, friendly and great with the kids. Both were terrific but I would especially recommend Wa-el, great person and couldn't do enough to make our trips special.
Josef at Tresor travel transferred us around without a hitch, our private van arrived as if by magic each time we needed it.
We were so sorry that we couldn't visit Waafa at her house, but we had to get up very early the next morning(3am) for our flight to Luxor and it would not have been fair to the children to keep them out late. Our first day in Luxor was extremely busy so we were glad that the kids had some sleep the night prior. Our cruise ship was lovely, and everyone on board were so friendly and kind to us. We had fruit baskets in our room, and the chef came by each meal to see that everything was fine and offering to make the kids anything special.
What a relief it was to have everything organised for us, after a day of trekking around monuments, it was wonderful to see our van appear to whisk us off to the hotel or ship.
Omar, I can't say enough about how professional and friendly everyone was. Liam especially made a ton of friends both old and young, they all seemed intrigued by his blond hair and cute smile!We brought back Papyruses for Shona's classmates and she is regaling them with her travel tales this week.
We would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending travelinstyle to any of our friends. It was a wonderful experience from start to finsih and we hope to use your services again if not for Egypt, perhaps for another destination.
Many thanks to all of your team Omar, it was a "once in a lifetime experience" which we enjoyed so much.
Best wishes from us all,
Catriona, Bill, Shona and Liam

From: "Irena ....." <irena.....@......com> Date: Monday, November 05, 2007 12:05 PM
To: omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: Thanks
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Dear Omar,

Thanks for putting together a very enjoyable trip for us!

We had a great time indeed.... The cruise was very relaxing , more enjoyable than I expected.

Your country has so much to offer to the tourists and there is a lot to see and learn.
I almost learned arabic too:) The truth is that we have several common words in Albanian, I guess our agent and tour guide got really tired with me asking all the time what the words meant.

Here are some photos ....

Thank you again for being very correct and helpful .

Irena and Mark

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From: dhl,,,,,,l@.......l.com Date: Monday, October 29, 2007 6:09 PM
To: omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: we're back from our trip........
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Hi Omar!
Henry and I returned last week from a most incredible trip. Your associates in Cairo were outstanding. They picked us up on schedule, were attentive and helpful with any questions we had. Our personal guide Eman Masood was a delight. Not only was she extremely knowledgeable,she communicated well, and was receptive to any of our requests for itinerary changes. I would highly reccomend her personally for any of your groups. Everyone EVERYWHERE knew her from the museums to the pyramids and let us know how special a guide she was!
I'm so glad we had this chance to work together again and look foward to having the opportunity to use your services in the future........
Stay well and again thank you,
Kindest Regards,
Donna

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-------- Original Message --------
From: "Adrian"
Sent: Monday, September 24, 2007 2:04 PM
To: omar@travelinstyle.com>, > Subject: We're Back!

We just wanted to let you know we made it back home after our weeklong detour through Italy. Athens was fantastic. The tours were very good, and short of heading out to the islands, I can't think of a single thing
we would have rather done while there.



Although we had an excellent time in Athens, Egypt was by far the highlight of our entire trip, including Italy. We just can't say enough about Ahmed, Isis, Ashraf, and all our drivers. We simply could not have done the trip without their help. Ahmed was very professional, courteous, and helpful, and always went out of his way to make sure we were where we needed to be at the right time. Our Egyptologist guides, Isis and Ashraf, were both very knowledgeable and made our visit so much better with their endless supply of information. We wore out both days
long before they did. We will definitely try to come back to Egypt when we have more time to spend.



Thank you so much for arranging the trip, allowing us to customize what we needed to, and putting us in touch with such good people. And please find attached pictures of us enjoying a camel ride. :-)



Adrian & Melina

Travel to Egypt and Jordan :

From: Linda Holleman <lp.......@......l.com>
Sent: Monday, November 26, 2007 9:04 AM
To: info@travelinstyle.com>, <omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: RE: Linda - Welcome home

Good morning Fatima,
We had a fabulous trip. The service we received was exceptional everywhere we went. We were very pleased with the itinerary. We did the Egyptian Museum the last day and were glad we did it that way.

I know most people normally do that first but we felt like we understood what we were seeing so much more having traveled the country before we went there.

Our guides in Cairo and Jordan (Tarek Heikal and Wajdi Al-Mohtasep) were two of the best we have had anywhere in the world! Both of the organizations you worked with were very organized.

In Jordan, Muhannad Hamid went beyond our expectations staying with us until we got on the bus to get on the ferry.
The ferry was very late and he spent most of his day waiting with us.
It was nice to know we had someone who could tell us what was going on and we really appreciated his waiting with us.

The last individual I want to single out is Rafik Samuel in Cairo. He made all of our trips in and out of Cairo effortless as well as planning two great days in Cairo for us.

Thank you so much for all of your work putting this trip together. This was for me a trip of a lifetime and your hard work made it perfect.

Linda

Travel With Children in Egypt:

From: "W. RUSSELL" <cwrussell1@.....................> Date: Tuesday, April 17, 2007 3:47 PM
To: Omar@travelinstyle.com
Subject: Russell Family Trip
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Dear Omar,
We are home and I am working my way through a mountainous pile of laundry!
What a wonderful trip we had- everything was beautifully arranged from transfers, to guides to flights to accommodation. We thought the guides we had : Rania in Cairo, and Wa-el in Luxor were fantastic, informative, friendly and great with the kids. Both were terrific but I would especially recommend Wa-el, great person and couldn't do enough to make our trips special.
Josef transferred us around without a hitch, our private van arrived as if by magic each time we needed it.
We were so sorry that we couldn't visit Waafa at her house, but we had to get up very early the next morning(3am) for our flight to Luxor and it would not have been fair to the children to keep them out late. Our first day in Luxor was extremely busy so we were glad that the kids had some sleep the night prior. Our cruise ship was lovely, and everyone on board were so friendly and kind to us. We had fruit baskets in our room, and the chef came by each meal to see that everything was fine and offering to make the kids anything special.
What a relief it was to have everything organised for us, after a day of trekking around monuments, it was wonderful to see our van appear to whisk us off to the hotel or ship.
Omar, I can't say enough about how professional and friendly everyone was. Liam especially made a ton of friends both old and young, they all seemed intrigued by his blond hair and cute smile!We brought back Papyruses for Shona's classmates and she is regaling them with her travel tales this week.
We would have absolutely no hesitation in recommending travelinstyle to any of our friends. It was a wonderful experience from start to finsih and we hope to use your services again if not for Egypt, perhaps for another destination.
Many thanks to all of your team Omar, it was a "once in a lifetime experience" which we enjoyed so much.
Best wishes from us all,
Catriona, Bill, Shona and Liam

Honeymoon in Egypr and Greece
Summer 2007

> From: L. Deak
> Sent: Monday, October 08, 2007 6:13 PM
> To: info@travelinstyle.com
> Subject: Re: Just checking on service- Travel In Style
>
> Dear Fatima, Omar, and Travel In Style Staff:
>
> We had such a WONDERFUL vacation that it has taken us more than a week to stop feeling sad about our
> return home and to regular life. :)
>
> From the moment we passed through customs in Athens to the moment we passed through passport control on our
> way out of Cairo, Josiah and I were treated with the utmost care and respect. Our transportation service
> was wonderful in all locations, and all representatives from Santos and Sakkara were quick to
> answer our questions and provide any additional information or services we required.
>
> Our accommodations were top-notch (we especially loved the view from the rooftop of Hotel Stanley in
> Athens :) , and our guides were always informative and personable.
>
> We cannot say enough good things about our trip--it is something we will remember forever. If you are
> interested, please feel free to look over our pictures
> at www.charlesrae.net .
>
> Thanks to everyone at Travel in Style who helped to make this trip such a success!!
>
> -Leslie Deak

Summer 2007 :

Roz & Jos Gripton:

Hello Omar.
I hope you are well.
Thanks for asking, we had a wonderful time, but I was ill when I got home. Having said that, I'm always ill when I get back from Egypt but it doesn't stop me going again and again. The hotel in Cairo was really good and the boat, as always, was great. The guide we had this year was exceptional. We called him George but it was actually something like Bishoi. We liked him very much. I can honestly say, you met all our expectations.
Unfortunately, we don't live anywhere near London, more central England in the heart of Sherwood Forest. Robin Hood country. Much better than London!
Thank you for the holiday and I hope to be back again next year.
Kind regards
Roz

02:31pm Mar 3, 2007 EST
My husband and I just returned from a 4-day Nile cruise (Feb. 07) on the M/S Monaco, with an additional 3 days in Cairo. Everything was fabulous thanks to Travel in Style. From start to finish we were met with wonderful drivers and guides who were very friendly, helpful, knowledgeable, and always punctual. The service we were provided was unexpected and immensely appreciated. We were completely awestruck with everything about this tour, including the boat, which also exceeded our expectations. We generally are not "tour people" but Omar and Fatima from Travel in Style changed our minds. We want to go to Turkey in the fall and we will definitely have Travel in Style put it together for us. Thank you so much for such wonderful memories.

Janice and Jerry Wilks

<< From: "John Tillison" <john@t.......n.com> Date: Thursday, February 08, 2007 8:38 PM
To: <info@travelinstyle.com>
Subject: This testimonial is my pleasure,

I do a lot of traveling and I have never seen such attention to detail. Every aspect of the trip met and surpassed expectations, which made the Egypt experience even more magical. Travel-in-Style is clearly a class act.

John Tillison
wWww.tillison.com >>

From: "E. Baughman" <ebaughman@.........> Date: Tuesday, January 23, 2007 6:23 PM
CC: "P. Storme" <lucky.........@ .com>, "G.Baughman" <gina_r@ ......com>
Subject: RE: - The Baughman Royal Party
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