It probably won't do you a lot of good to call BA in the US over the weekend. You could just FAX your itinerary to BA CAI (do it by Sunday evening so they will have it Monday AM). If the itinerary is not complex, it should not be a problem to pick up the ticket on Thursday. Be aware that the office is not officially open on Friday (Muslim holy day) but the woman that does the RTW tickets is usually there anyway.

As for hotels, the two closest Starwood properties are the Sheraton Cairo and the Sheraton El Gezirah, both within a couple of km's of the office. The Nile Hilton is almost across the street from the BA office. I don't think there is a close by Marriott -- probably 8-10 km distant.

[This message has been edited by ExMo (edited 08-01-2003).]