The Association for Promotion of Tourism to Africa, APTA is introducing an incentive for new individual members to join and for existing members to renew their membership for 2013, no later than January 13, 2013. At that time, all members in good standing will be entered into a drawing, and one new member and one …
Opening on December 15th 2012, Rubondo Island Camp will be the only camp on Rubondo Island in Lake Victoria, Tanzania and it will be the largest Island National Park in Africa. With forest eco-systems increasingly scarce in equatorial Africa and across the world, Asilia will work with Tanzania National Parks and other partners to develop Rubondo …
A new year for travel is just around the corner, and Proud African Safaris is announcing completely customizable journeys throughout Tanzania for the 2013 season. Proud African Safaris’ private Tanzania safaris offer guests authentic and personalized travel experiences tailored to the individual interests and passions of each traveler. PAS tours can be created to include activities …
Ta Shebube will be opening its three safari camps – Rooiputs, Polentswa and Union’s End – during the course of 2013. All camps are strategically situated along the predator-rich Nossob River Valley on the Botswana side of the Kgalagadi Transfrontier Park. The Kgalagadi is characterised by the red rolling sand dunes, dune bushveld, scattered pans, …
Lonely Planet has released its “Best in 2013” rankings for the coming year. A team of travel experts, authors, commissioning editors and selected members of Lonely Planet’s travel community collaborated to determine the top 10 cities throughout the world, and selected Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, among them. Addis was lauded for its “multifaceted assets” by Lonely …
The Receptive Services Association of America (RSAA) is celebrating a successful 2012 RSAA Connect West event. The show featured prescheduled appointments between suppliers and leading receptive tour operators and was held at the Riviera Palm Springs. The highlight of the event included a Brand USA presentation by Visit California President and CEO Caroline Beteta, who …
Lion World Tours is offering a luxury Kenya safari starting from $2,999 per person including international airfare, taxes and fuel surcharges. The itinerary provides multiple game viewing opportunities and includes a visit to the renowned Masai Mara Game Reserve, a prime spot to observe Kenya’s Big Five — lions, rhinos, buffalo, elephants and leopard. This “Luxury Kenya” …
Nearly 600 people attended the 2012 Skal World Congress in Korea from October 2-7, 2012. Organizers said the event, including the Business Forum and B2B Workshops, was a great success LA Skal Past President Mok Singh (pictured front row center) was elected President of the Executive Committee of Skal International on October 4, 2012 at the …