URGENT - TOUR EAST HOLIDAYS SUSPENDS TRIPS TO EGYPT BECAUSE OF UNREST

TORONTO – Tour East Holidays today announced it is suspending all tours to Egypt effective immediately because of the current instability in the country.

Several Tour East Holidays’ groups already in Egypt will be returned home as soon as transportation can be arranged. The groups currently in Egypt are safe and not in harms way, the company said.

Tour East officials are working closely with Foreign Affairs Canada to bring their clients home.

The Canadian government has evacuation plans in place for Canadian citizens in Egypt who wish to depart. Those seeking Canadian chartered transportation should contact the Canadian Embassy in Cairo at 20 [2] 2791-8700 or, they should call the DFAIT Emergency Centre at 613-996-8885 613-996-8885 .

Other Tour East Holiday group tours that were scheduled to depart for Egypt in February have been cancelled. Tour East said it will resume tours to Egypt, the most popular tourist destination in the Middle East, as soon as the situation returns to normal.

For more information, contact Marc Atchison, Director of Communications, at 416-929-0888 416-929-0888 ext. 2232 or at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it