08 April 2009
The Hilton Family Brand Awards Travco Travel for The Fourth Consecutive

Hilton Family of brands awarded Travco Travel the "Top Producer' award in recognition of its great achievement and support to the Hilton Family. The award was received by Mrs. Amani El Torgoman, general manager and director of tourism operations, Travco Travel.

For the fourth consecutive year, Travco Travel, the DMC under the Travco Group umbrella, has been recognized by the Hilton Family, one of the most recognized names in the global hospitality industry.

Travco Travel caters to the holiday makers from around the world with its maximum emphasis on all the imperative ingredients of a comfortable and pleasurable holiday. Travco's many years of experience in rendering satisfied customers is the reason why Hilton chose to recognize it as a significant partner for the fourth consecutive year.

Renowned for its legendary silky sandy beaches and translucent azure waters, visitors of Mersa Matruh can also enjoy the historical relics of the war in the nearby sites. Nearby lie the British, German, and Italian cemeteries, in which one can visit, as well as the Marine Ruins in Alamain which in 1985 was discovered to contain baths, tombs, temples, and nobles' houses, all dating back to the Graeco-Roman period.

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About Travco Group International:
Travco Group International is the Egypt's leading integrated travel and leisure group, providing comprehensive services at home and now across the region.

Established in 1979, the company employs 13,000 people and its network of operations and service branches extends nationwide as well as globally, from Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Oman to Frankfurt, UK, China, Japan, and, soon, Qatar and soon in Jordan.

Travco Group International has penetrated every facet of Egypt's tourism industry, with integrated companies offering products and services that cover all sectors of Egypt's inbound and outbound tourism trade.  Travco owns and operates the largest fleet of Nile cruises, hotels and resorts in premier tourist destinations in Egypt. Other services include ground transportation and car rental, restaurants, business jet travel, airline representations, ticketing and ground handling. Its brands include the Travcotels fleet of Nile cruisers, the luxury hotel brand JAZ Resorts, Sol Y Mar and Iberotel hotels & Resorts, Travco Air, Prestige Limousines, the Imperial Restaurant ship, Travco Properties with both resort developments Almaza Bay in Marsa Matruh and Madinat Makadi in the Red Sea.

Travco Group companies handled more than 1.3 million tourist arrivals into Egypt in 2008, representing more than 3 million tourist nights. In September 2008, Travco was named Egypt's number one travel company for the 12th consecutive year by the Government of Egypt. For more information, please visit: http://www.travcogroup.com/

For more information, please contact:
Raghdah Al- Azab
Assistant Editor
Marketing & Public Relations Department
Travco Group International
Travco Center, 26th July Corridor
Sheikh Zayed City, 12588 Giza, Egypt
Tel: +20 (2) 3854 1111 (Ext. 4025)
+20 (2) 3854 4025
Fax: +20 (2) 3854 1099
Email: raghdah.fekry@travco.com
Website: www.travcogroup.com

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