Starting to Plan a Middle East Trip for July 09
1. How long in Egypt/Israel
2. Flights- I would like to fly into and out of Rome using E-VIPS or miles
3. Travel b/t Egypt(Cairo) and Israe...
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Due to the unfortunate events over the past 36 hours (what started out as a strike has turned into an "us" vs "them" fiasco), all flights to and from Beirut's Rafic Hariri Inte...
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Hello all, I'm going to be in Cairo for a couple of days in May (20-22) and was hoping I could get your input on a decent hotel. I was looking at the Conrad vs the Nile Plaza; but haven't had muc...
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We'll be checking out of the Cairo Hilton, spending a full day at various pyramids, then taking the overnight sleeper train to Aswan. From what I can tell online, there are no shower facilities on...
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At the end of a 3 week Egypt tour, I will be flying out of CAI on the infamous KL flight that departs at 3:55AM. Can anyone recommend a basic hotel near the airport that has an airport shuttle se...
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Hello,
We arrive into TLV at about 1 am and are thinking of staying by the airport. It seems to be pretty slim pickings in terms of airport hotels, though. Does anyone have any suggestions?
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I am looking at a Gulf Air flight that arrives at KWI at 21:05 and I would need to connect to UA's KWI-IAD flight that departs at 23:45.
Is 2.5 hours enough time to transit? Does KWI have a...
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I asked passport control not to stamp my passport (upcoming trips to other nations in the Middle East is my reason for this). However, they never gave me a separate piece of paper with a stamp on ...
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Wife & I are travelling to Cairo in early May to see the Pyramids, the Cairo Museum, a river dinner cruise and a day at the pools. I have read that locals generally don't wear shorts/short sl...
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Looking for advice on this one...
I'm a Peace Corps volunteer (read: poor) in Morocco, closer to FEZ than CMN. I'm off in August and am considering a trip to the MA.
I realize August is a ...
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Hi all,
Well I've looked through different threads, but they're all pretty out-dated, and as we all know, things in Israel move at an insane pace (unlike traffic on HaYarkon).
Some of you ...
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Hi,
I have several meetings with government offices in Dubai. What's the current dress code in the workplace? Suit, or blazer and tie, or blazer without tie, etc? Thanks for the help!
R...
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If you transit in Dubai airport (DXB) with Emirates or transit in Bahrain with Gulf Air, does security stamp your passport if you are just connecting with another flight and not leaving the airpor...
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I am travelling to Syria with my family in a couple of months, but I am not getting a straight answer regarding the visa situation. Do my grandparents, who were both born in Syria (and it states ...
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HI,
I am thinking of taking a trip to Sri Lanka in December of this year. One of the flight options is on United through KWI.
Has anyone been to the airport? Do I need any special visa b...
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Hey Folks,
As you may have noticed, some of the “Destination >> World” forums have descriptions while others don’t. The TalkBoard is working on writing descriptions for all of these foru...
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Hi everyone,
I'm booking my TLV-AMM-CAI-AMM-TLV tickets. The price went way up for the CAI-AMM-TLV portion. I need to connect onto an EL AL flight that departs at 10 am to NYC. If I arrive fro...
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This might be of interest to QR travellers or anyone else doing business in, or travelling through, this region.
A source of cheap stays in the luxury or midrange chains, if there is greater s...
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I am an American Citizen that will be traveling to Egypt. According to the State's website I ought to be able to get a Visa upon arrival in Egypt.
I do have a question about that. I have Isra...
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I'm currently booked on a flight in July arriving in CAI a little past 1 AM at night, and my actual destination is Alexandria. What's the most sensible way to get there?
Taking a taxi direct ...
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I have a trip to Dubai coming up in a few months. I have never visited Iran and wondered whether its possible to do a day trip to Bandar Abbas (or any other part of Iran). Or possibly with an over...
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If this needs to be moved to another forum please do so I was not sure where to place my question.
My mother is traveling to Israel this week and would like to call home. I told her she shoul...
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I've managed to find an amazing price on a flight from the UK to India via Bahrain with Gulf Air. However on both the outbound and return there is a one hour connection between flights. Does anybo...
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Hi,
I'll be in Dubai next month for a conference at the Madinat Jumeirah. As I'm traveling on my own dime i plan to stay in Knowledge City at the Express by Holiday Inn. Has anyone stayed th...
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Hi - I am planning a trip that starts in Amman and finishes in Cairo. Getting an open jaw flight for this is coming out at £750 which is outrageous compared to the £280 being quoted for a return ...
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