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New tailor-made tours to Eastern & Southern Africa

New tailor-made tours to Eastern & Southern Africa

Cape Town – African Odyssey Safaris announced today the launch of a new range of tailor-made luxury tours and safaris to Botswana, Mozambique, Namibia, South Africa, Tanzania and Zambia.
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Emerging tourism markets – the coming economic boom

Emerging tourism markets – the coming economic boom

Athens – International tourism in emerging & developing markets has grown at an average rate of 6-8% over the past decade. Twice the rate of industrialised countries. Tourism is a crucial contributor to these countries’ income – up to 70% for the world’s poorest countries.
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Online global photo competition

Online global photo competition

Paris – The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) launched its 2008 Photo Competition around this year’s World Tourism Day (WTD) theme: “Tourism Responding to the Challenge of Climate Change”. This competition is part of the year-long campaign highlighting the call for action towards a climate neutral planet.
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South Africa, Turkey and Dubai set to become new golf holiday hot spots

Johannesburg – South Africa, Turkey and Dubai could overtake Spain and Portugal as the most popular destinations for golf holidays, according to two exclusive surveys conducted by KPMG Golf Advisory Services. More than  70 tour operators and 50 golf course architects in Europe, the Middle East and Africa were interviewed for the surveys.
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