Disney is selling tours to Egypt! Disney Co. announced this week that the corporation’s Adventures by Disney division will be operating 9 and 7 night excursions to Egypt in 2011. Big news in the travel industry and great credibility for us tour operators who sell tours to Egypt for Americans. The 10  day itineraries for Adventures by Disney include a full land tour of Ancient Egypt with a couple days of restort time in Sharm el Sheikh. The price tag of the trips are steep and the itineraries are not specifically designed for divers.

Kudos to Disney for adding Egypt to their growing list of adventurs tours for the company’s travel division.  I appreciate Disney’s efforts to sell tours to Egypt but I believe Disney may be a bit out of their comfort zone.  Egypt is a difficult country to navigate and it is always best to work with a inbound operator with offices based in Cairo who are up to speed on the latest security guidelines and restrictions.  I admire Disney for bringing valadation for tours designed for Americans traveling to Egypt but believe the company will struggle in their efforts to sell their Egypt tours especially at the hefly price tags for such a short tour. Time will telll but I doubt you will see Disney selling tours to Egypt for 2012.