From Visionary Upstart Innovators to Established Market Leaders – the Story of Egypt Elite

Overview

Egypt Elite is a boutique luxury travel company that is fully IATA-accredited and certified (IATA agency code: 08602300). As a unique hybrid of both a full-service travel agency and an on-the-ground tour operator, Egypt Elite is incorporated in the United States with its principal office and place of business in Cairo, Egypt.

Founding & Concept

Egypt Elite was conceptualised in 2011 and launched in 2012 by John Navarre – one of the world’s leading genuine experts on travel to and around Egypt. Over nearly 15 years of working in tourism in Egypt, and with 23 years of overall personal experience with Egypt, John and his team of both on-the-ground Western and local staff within Egypt have grown Egypt Elite from a small upstart travel agency doing things very differently within a highly entrenched, monopolized, ethnically questionable market to being the number one Western-led, on-the-ground, hybrid travel agency and tour operator brand across Egypt and the wider Middle East region.

John Navarre still works full-time as the CEO of Egypt Elite and remains personally involved on the ground in Egypt overseeing Egypt Elite’s operations, meeting and spending time with guests, and developing other tourism-related projects, partnerships, and initiatives within Egypt as well as in Jordan, Turkey, and soon Syria and Saudi Arabia.

A History of Giving & Helping First

As part of Egypt Elite’s belief in transparency and the company’s mission to help educate worldwide audiences about travel to and around Egypt as well as Egypt’s culture and offerings as a world-class destination, Egypt Elite also publishes, produces, and hosts a diverse portfolio of highly informative websites, podcasts, and other media channels related to travel to and around Egypt, including:

With visionary and ethical leadership; a combined century of elite-level experience in travel, hospitality, and service; and not just a commitment but an actual proven track record of improving the work-life balance and quality of life for our local team members, their families, and the communities in which we operate; Egypt Elite is truly “A World Apart in a World Away.”