Private Safaris has announced the appointment of Virginia Barnard as their new Managing Director Southern Africa effective March 6, 2021. Barnard has worked at Private Safaris for 11 years, and previously held the position of Reservations Director for the South Africa operations. In the course of her career with Private Safaris she has held positions in Sales, Procurement …
Tara Tours Inc. has announced the release of their new program to Ecuador for 2021. The new program Galapagos is an 8 day/7 night program visiting The Galapagos Islands aboard the 90 passenger cruise ship “The M/V LEGEND” and the CORAL I (for 20 passengers) for 4 days and 3 nights, cruising around the islands …
Lynne Davis & Co, PR, Marketing, Representation, welcomes African Pathfinder to its exclusive client list. African Pathfinder is an independent, privately-owned destination management company, devoted to fully customized, hand-crafted and one-of-a-kind luxury trips and safaris to the magnificent regions of Southern and East Africa, the Indian Ocean and beyond. It all began in September 2002 …
Tour operator Zephyr Adventures has announced that it is reacting to the COVID-19 pandemic by creating an entirely new tour brand, Travel Montana (www. TravelMontana.com). The company will begin operating in 2021 with 11 different active Montana tours on its schedule, with an expectation that most travelers will be in private groups of as small …
As Namibia’s borders open up to international travelers, Wilderness Safaris Namibia is thrilled to start welcoming guests to the new Little Kulala, set to open on November 6, as well as to Doro Nawas from November 3 and Hoanib Skeleton Cooast Camp (pictured) from November 16. “Our experienced teams in camp are excited to be …
With 74 years of experience, pioneering luxury travel company Alexander+Roberts has published a new 2021-2023 catalog that hones their large global collection of 105 tours to their most popular “Never More than 16 Guests” Small Group Journeys and Privately Guided tours worldwide – including Egypt, Japan, Iceland, Finland, Morocco, East Africa, and Alaska. Emphasizing More …
In celebration of Earth Day 2020 Lindblad Expeditions founder and CEO, Sven Lindblad shares a short video message. Twenty million people took to the streets on April 22, 1970 to celebrate the first Earth Day. Obviously, that is not an option for us today. So in lieu of encouraging you to celebrate in the streets, …
Effective March 31, 2020, All About Tours has resigned its USTOA membership. Accordingly, All About Tours no longer participates in the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program for any new bookings made after March 31, 2020. As part of the announced retirement and per the company’s website, All About Tours remains open and dedicated to …
The United States Tour Operators Association (USTOA) invites the travel community to virtually #ComeTogetherWithUSTOA in April by tuning into USTOA’s social channels for international music videos. As people practice social distancing and all public gatherings are canceled, including concerts and? performances, USTOA will be bring people together with music videos from artists based in the …
Effective March 18, 2020, Tenon Tours has voluntarily resigned its USTOA membership. Accordingly, Tenon Tours no longer participates in the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance Program. “Travel agents should be aware that purchases of Tenon Tours products made between February 5, 2020 and March 18, 2020 may be protected under the USTOA $1 Million Travelers Assistance …