Hamed El Chiaty
Chairman of Travco Group International Holding, founded Travco Travel Company of Egypt in 1979 and expanded its operations to the fully integrated tourism conglomerate that it is today.
In 2006, El Chiaty was accredited by the Egyptian Ministry of Tourism for his pioneering role in promoting tourism in the country and especially for introducing the North Coast to the Egyptian Tourism Map.
El Chiaty held numerous prominent positions in various influential tourism related associations like board membership of the Egyptian Hotels' Association, and the Supreme Council for Tourism. This in addition to being supervisory board member of TUI AG, the leading tourism group in Europe.
Under the leadership of Chairman Hamed El Chiaty, Travco Group grew to become the Middle East's Leading Leisure Group operating through its integrated group of companies operating in the tourism, hospitality, and aviation sectors, with assets exceeding EGP 90 billion.
Chairman of Travco Group International. Operating in the hospitality, travel & tourism and real estate sectors specialized tourism and hospitality companies in the Middle East:
In the travel sector, Travco Travel has been recognized as the number one travel company in Egypt for 21 consecutive years, for generating the highest number of inbound tourists exceeding one million annually
Travco's hospitality arm, owned and managed by the internationally acclaimed Jaz Hotel Group, which oversees: Jaz, Iberotel, and Sol Y Mar Hotels & Resorts. On the other hand, Jaz Cruises oversees the fleet of state-of-the-art cruise ships on the Nile.
More of Travco Group's travel and tourism services include ground transportation, where the company owns and operates the Middle East's largest fleet of coaches which includes approximately 720 different sized vehicles catering to all requirements.
Travco Group has also excelled in the aviation industry with its ground handling services, ticketing offices throughout Egypt, host of airline representations.
El Chiaty vision steered the group’s expansion in the Middle East where it has branched out its tourism operations in 4 countries, namely the UAE, Oman, Qatar, and Jordan.
Additionally, El Chiaty is also an active member of the American and German and Italian Chambers of Industry and Commerce.
