Walid joined Swissair at the end of 1992. He quickly discovered its extensive network, thanks to the airline’s travel facilities. Walid was snapping up every opportunity to spend 2-3 days abroad and, as a...
When Silke left her home country to work abroad in Africa, she says that it was love at first sight! She claims to have gotten ‘addicted’ to Africa and its lifestyle; going on safari, beautiful places to stay...
Meet Jann Parker, who believes travel can be a life-changing experience, removing you from your comfort zone and challenging your spirit to stretch just a little farther than you thought possible. Some...
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...
Rune Engstrøm started travelling around Europe as a teenager, often with Interrail and no specific goal in mind. In 1988, he travelled to Kenya for the first time and fell in love with Africa. Since then, he...
Andy Higgs, Managing Director of The Grown-up Travel Company, may be based in Norway but his heart is in Africa. Andy tells how he met his Norwegian wife in Ghana, after backpacking around the north and west of the...
Perhaps Superwoman is the best name for Tsebo Mashishi – travel agency owner for the past 10 years, a wife and mother to four beautiful children. Tsebo is CEO of D12 Travel based in Bryanston, South Africa. She...
Based in Cape Town, Tebogo Pin-Pin works as a freelance Western Cape travel planner and content creator. He is also the founder of Pin-Pin Media, a brand management agency specialising in brand management, social media...
An entrepreneur with a strong passion for travel, Amy Knight-Dawson was chosen by Tourism at a young age. Even then, she had a sense that travel can shape the future. It was only later, as a tourism...
Meet Bee (Betina Appel), the face behind Bee Du Jour, a fashion, travel and lifestyle blog which she runs from her home base in Cape Town, South Africa. As a true travel-aficionado, she has explored all of the...
As a journalist and editor of Business Traveller Africa, Kate Kennedy has been lucky to work for travel titles for most of her career. Even though she’s on the clock when she travels, she admits that the whole process...
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