What do you love most about Africa? It’s resourcefulness. The vibrancy of the land space. Everyone I’ve met/spoken to has been so helpful and determined to make the best of promoting themselves to...
Monika is the Chief Marketing Officer at Wesgro- the official tourism, trade and investment promotion agency for Cape Town and the Western Cape. How did you fall in love with travelling? My parents moved us...
We decided to have sustainability at the core of tours with storytelling and impact, so that’s how Turnup.Travel was born with a triple bottom line approach to travel, content creation and CSR. How did...
Meet Astrid Schalken, Senior Business Development Manager of Bookunited. When she was 15, she went on holiday with her parents and immediately knew that she wanted to learn more languages, live abroad and travel when...
Rick Carassai is the remote Product Development Director of Bamba Travel & Baboo, two international travel companies that focus on B2B & B2C travel. He admits that travelling has been part of his life since he...
Penny Lotz has worked as a product manager for Africa for over 20 years, building an appreciation for South Africa’s natural treasures, and helping a number of clients to promote responsible travel. She now works...
An Indian American settled in California with 25+ years of experience in the tourism industry, 15 of which as an entrepreneur of a boutique travel company, Usha’s emphasis is on offering customized worldwide...
Meet Gene Harley, a former radio broadcaster turned travel professional and broadcasting extraordinaire who has visited more than 80 countries on 6 continents. Gene has dedicated more than 22 years to his love of travel...
Amanda describes herself as an adventurous, hardworking, flexible, ambitious and committed individual. She is passionate about diversity and overcoming life’s many challenges, especially the ones that encourage...
Meet Kayode Adeshola, a self-proclaimed hodophile (one who loves to travel). He has been fortunate to globetrot from Durban to Johannesburg and Cape Town in South Africa to Niagara Falls in Canada, Kidepo and Murchison...
Martin picked up the ‘travel bug’ during a backpacking trip following his university graduation. Since then, he has made his mark on the tourism and travel industry and is currently the regional EMEA manager at Viator...
Daniela Köster is the owner of Genuss Touren, a German tour operator that specialises in Africa, the Indian Ocean and a tiny bit of Europe. Although Daniela has...
Meet Adriano Lucchesi Through managing three different companies (tour operator, consultancy and marketing), Adriano had the privilege to travel on average, 6 months per year for the last 25 years. Before that, as a...
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