2 Egypt, Travel Agent 101

Travel with Rick Steves

Rick Steves

Rick Steves, Public Radio, 721132, Europe, Society & Culture, Places & Travel, Npr, Travel

4.3 • 2.2K Ratings

🗓️ 17 April 2005

⏱️ 53 minutes

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Summary

Rick will interview tour guide Colin Clement about the highlights of traveling to Egypt, and travel agent Elizabeth Holmes about recent changes to the travel industry. We'll also take calls from travelers planning their summer vacations, and listen to some of our winning haiku entries. For more information on Travel with Rick Steves - including episode descriptions, program archives and related details - visit www.ricksteves.com.

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0:00.0	Distant corners of our planet are becoming more accessible than ever before.
0:06.4	Today we're zipping off on trips to places our grandparents could only imagine.
0:11.2	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves.
0:13.3	With the world increasingly becoming our playground and our increasingly high-powered lives crying out
0:19.1	for recess, more and more people are bitten by that old travel bug bites requires dealing with a little reality.
0:28.0	We Americans have the shortest vacations in the rich world and our dollar just isn't what it used to be.
0:34.0	Still we can all enjoy great travels without going broke if we travel smartly.
0:40.0	Together we can have a lifetime of travel ahead of us, starting with this next hour.
0:45.1	Stay with us for fascinating interviews with travel experts and lots of calls from our
0:49.5	globe trotting listeners as we travel with Rick Steeves.
0:57.0	Travel with Rick Steeves is brought to you by American Airlines with their new Advantage Award booking tool, it's easier than ever to book to over 800 Advantage Award destinations online at AA.com.
1:12.0	American Airlines knows why you fly.
1:14.0	Hi, I'm Rick Steeves. The world may be getting smaller, but so is the buying power of many
1:20.0	Americans, as the dollar falls in value against other key currencies.
1:24.2	Is that keeping us home? No way.
1:26.4	You just have to be smarter and better prepared.
1:29.1	This week on Travel with Rick Steves, I'll introduce you to the woman who books my travel, and we'll get some tips on
1:34.8	travel to Egypt, and we'll be taking your calls and emails.
1:38.0	877333 Rick.
1:41.3	This is Travel with Rick Steeves. And we got Eric on the phone in Seattle.
1:46.4	How are you? I'm good. How are you doing? I'm doing great. So what are you thinking
1:50.0	about? Well my question is in regards to a trip I'm planning for this would be one week of a two week trip, and I want to spend it in the southwest of France.
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