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Go to Egypt.

NOW!

Contents:

Go To Egypt. NOW! Travel Industry News Africa’s Top Lodging Travel Africa Golf Africa

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In This Issue…

Features

18 Africa’s Top Lodging

7 Travel Industry News

22 Travel Africa Where to go, What to do

36 Interview: William El Kaim, Wagonlit Carlson Travel

28 Go To Egypt. NOW! (cover story)

39 ProFlight Airline Launches New Route

30 Ulusaba, Private

46 I’m Black and I Travel Dreaming Out Loud

12 Marriott Acquires Protea Hotel Group 16 Three New Sheraton Hotels to Open in Africa

Game Reserve

50 JetBlue/South Africa Airlines Offer Bilateral Codeshare 53 Golf Africa

Culture 58 African Cuisine Mma Ramotswes’ Cook Book

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62 Book/Music Reviews Blah Blah

by Tepilit Ole Saitoti

Connecting the USA to West Africa and Beyond

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Ashra Kwesi, one of the African American pioneers of leading tours to Kemet (Egypt)

Earl “Skip” Cooper, II Publisher/Editor-in-Chief Black Business News Group

From the Publisher...

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he featured article in this issue of the Black Business News Group’s Travel Africa encourages us to Go To Egypt, Now! And we concur. Egypt (Kemet) is within the borders of the continent of Africa. While many of the citizens are of Middle Eastern descent, the nation is African. The precious history that is Kemet is the history of Black Africans. When you choose to visit, seek out tour organizations with extensive experience with tours to Kemet like Consolidated Tours (www.ctoinc.com) of Atlanta.

Also join tours led by African American scholars like Ashra Kwesi (http://kemetnu.com), Professors Mario Beatty, Greg Carr, and Runoko Rashidi, among others.These knowledgeable educators provide their tour participants with the Black perspective on the history of that unsurpassed civilization.

Take the advice. Go To Egypt, NOW! Then send your Kemet tour experience story to the Black Business News Travel Africa and maybe we will publish your tale.

And thanks for reading our publication. 

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Travel Industry News Ritz-Carlton Africa Openings

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he 120-room Ritz-Carlton, Rabat, will open in the capital city of Morocco in late ince 2010, EventMobi has 2014. The resort will be about 10 revolutionized the way more minutes from the city center, within than 3,000 event organizers the grounds of The Royal Golf of around the world leverage mobile Dar Es Salam, designed by Robert technology.

EventMobi recently Trent Jones. The property also will announced the launch of Fusion have 15 guest villas.

2.0, a major update to the event WATG designed a business app. EventMobi Fusion 2.0 is much hotel along the edge of the existing more than simply an event app golf course without imposing its providing registration, live-polling, presence on the golf experience. surveys, private social networking, The two and threestory guestrooms are carefully shielded from the golf course but provide framed picturesque views.

The architectural design seeks to create a harmony between the contemporary and traditional Moroccan architecture.

Immaculate courtyards and walled gardens provide tranquil pockets for reflection and privacy.

The company also expects to open the Nile Ritz Carlton in Cairo, Egypt in 2014 and is also looking at Nile Ritz-Carlton other possibilities in Tunisia, Morocco and the North Coast.  event games and much more all in www.meetings-conventions.com/article_ one seamlessly integrated solution ektid54714.aspx?cid=eltrMidWeek that supports the entire life cycle www.travelweekly.com/Travel-News/Hotel-News/Political-unrest-delays-openingof events.

With a mobile-first of-Nile-Ritz-Carlton  technology strategy, EventMobi allows corporate and association event organizers to go paperless and engage their attendees like never before. Simple and

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Mobile Event App Offers More

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affordable, EventMobi makes it easy for every event to go mobile. www.eventmobi.com  http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ eventmobi-expands-mobile-eventapp-232000268.html 

Free Online Tool for Event Planners New from BestCities, the Global

Leaders & Innovators, the Best Events Centre (BEC)! The BEC is an information exchange tool kit that collaborates exclusive content and insider tips for local hosts and International Organisers to make your next event The Best Event. From tools for selecting see Travel Industry News on page 8

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your destination to case studies to risk management, BestCities is here to serve your planning needs.

When you’re ready, don’t forget to Submit an RFP and a member of our BestCities Alliance will contact you personally.

BestCities Global Alliance consists of convention bureaus that deliver the world’s best service experience for international meeting planners. These world premier meeting destinations include Berlin, Cape Town, Chicago, Copenhagen, Dubai, Edinburgh, Houston, Melbourne, Singapore and Vancouver.  www.bestcities.net/Best-Events-Centre 

American Express Teams with NASDAQ OMX

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merican Express Meetings & Events will provide virtual and hybrid meetings technology from NASDAQ OMX Corporate Solutions. The new Multimedia Solutions group will distribute live meeting content for AMEX clients, helping to create a seamless meeting experience for in-person and virtual attendees.

The new group also will consult with clients to aid in developing a virtual-

meetings strategy. Technology and services from NASDAQ OMX currently serve customers in more than 60 countries and include managed webcasts, online video content management, venue and location services, planning and logistics management, virtual meetings executions, online meetings catalogs, and production coordination.

“We are proud to be working with American Express Meetings & Events to help their clients reach and engage online audiences,” said Shaun McIver, Vice President and Global Head of Multimedia Solutions, NASDAQ OMX. This new endeavor is an ideal fit as we look to support American Express Meetings & Events’ wide range of customer online communications programs around the world.”

To learn more about the services offered by American Express Meetings & Events, visit https:// businesstravel.americanexpress. com/meetings-and-events.  www.meetings-conventions.com/article. aspx?id=56224&cid=eltrMidWeek http://finance.yahoo.com/news/ american-express-meetings-eventshelp-140000907.html

Three New Sheraton Hotels to Open In Africa

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tarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® HOT continues to strengthen its position as a leading global hotel operator in Africa with the signing of three new Sheraton hotels, marking the entrance of the company into Mauritania, Guinea and South Sudan by 2017. With these signings, Starwood is on

track to increase its African portfolio by over 30% with more than 15 new hotels set to open over the next five years.

This growth will add more than 5,000 guest rooms to the continent and create thousands of local employment opportunities.

Starwood currently operates 37 hotels in 15 African countries, representing more than 10,000 rooms in Algeria, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda.  http://money.msn.com/business-news/ article.aspx?feed=BW&date=20131111& id=17092132

Marriott to Acquire Protea African Properties

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arriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) has signed a letter of intent

with Protea Hospitality Holdings of Cape Town, South Africa to acquire Protea Hotels’ brands and its management business that operates or franchises 116 hotels across three brands with 10,184 rooms in South Africa and six other Sub-Saharan African countries.

The transaction would nearly double Marriott’s distribution across Africa to more than 23,000 rooms.  www.reuters.com/article/2013/11/07/ marriott-protea-mergeidUSnPnMM4QqzV+169+PRN20131107 see Travel Industry News on page 10

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Mobile Check-In at Marriott Hotels

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arriott Hotels® is on a mission to shape the future of travel. To make your experience more convenient we’ve added the following features for Marriott Rewards Members who use our app at Marriott Hotels: • Mobile check-in up to two hours before you arrive • Receive automatic notifications when your room is ready • When you arrive at the hotel, please go directly to the Mobile Check-In desk for an enhanced arrival experience. We’ll have your key waiting.

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GBTA Africa Names President

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he Global Business Travel Association’s Africa Division (www. gbta.org) named Kovilan Naidoo

as its first president. Mr. Naidoo is Travel Manager-Africa, for Cummins, a company that manufactures engines. He will be the organization’s lead travel buyer representative, and help to steer the association in developing a full advisory board and strategies for key regions of the continent outside of South Africa. Linda Basson of Accenture is the head of the advisory board for GBTA’s Southern Africa region.  www.meetingsconventions.com/article. aspx?id=56738&cid=etrMidWeek

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In addition to its industry-leading 80 hotels in South Africa, Protea Hotels has a significant presence in Malawi, Namibia, Nigeria, Tanzania, Uganda and Zambia.

As part of the transaction, Protea Hospitality Holdings would create a property ownership company to retain ownership of the hotels it currently owns (and enter into long-term management and lease agreements with Marriott for these hotels). It would also retain a number of minority interests in other Protea managed hotels. solidify its leadership position in the At closing Marriott would manage dynamic and growing African hotel approximately 46% of the rooms, market. franchise approximately 40% of the Protea Hotels, founded in 1984, rooms, and lease approximately manages, franchises and leases 14% of the rooms. hotels across the Protea Hotels Arne Sorenson, president and chief executive officer of Marriott International, Lagos Marriott Hotel said, “Africa has significant untapped potential for travel and tourism, both as a destination and source of new global travelers.

The continent’s GDP is anticipated to grow at over five percent annually over the next several years which we expect will raise more people into the emerging middle class. With the Protea Hotels acquisition, our expanded footprint should allow us to become the first choice of Africa’s rapidly growing population of young, sophisticated brand (104 hotels), comprising a full travelers, and drive loyalty to our and diverse range of outstanding Marriott Rewards program both hotels and resorts; the award- within Africa and globally. Protea winning lifestyle boutique Protea Hotels enjoys unparalleled brand Hotel Fire & Ice! brand (2 hotels); recognition in Africa, and our and the superior deluxe African see Marriott to Acquire Protea on page 13 Pride Hotels collection (10 hotels).

Marriott Signs Letter Of Intent To Acquire Protea Hotel Group PR Newswire

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arriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) has signed a letter of intent with Protea Hospitality Holdings of Cape Town, South Africa to acquire Protea Hotels’ brands and its management business that operates or franchises 116 hotels across three brands with 10,184 rooms in South Africa and six other Sub-Saharan African countries.

The transaction would nearly double Marriott’s distribution in Africa to more than 23,000 rooms, and would also provide Marriott with a proven operational platform and leadership team to accelerate Marriott’s expansion plans and

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combined portfolio of Protea Hotels and current Marriott International brands would create a platform for accelerated growth and new job growth in South Africa and across the continent.”

Alex Kyriakidis, president of Marriott International for the Middle East and Africa, said, “The development cycle for opening new hotels in Africa is typically long due to the challenges posed by emerging infrastructure, so joining forces with Protea Hotels and their highly respected management team is the strongest way to jumpstart Marriott’s footprint in Africa. The Marriott Middle East and Africa management team can deliver value and greater growth for Protea’s hotel owners by leveraging these terrific brands, represented by 116 hotels and more than 10,000 rooms in seven countries, with Marriott’s global sales, marketing and development infrastructure.

We believe this would also result in more job creation in South Africa and across the continent.”

Mariott Hotels in Africa Algeria: Renaissance Tlemcen Hotel Egypt: Cairo Marriott Hotel & Omar Khayyam Casino Hurghada Marriott Beach Resort JW Marriott Hotel Cairo Renaissance Cairo Mirage City Hotel Renaissance Sharm El Sheikh Golden View Beach Resort The Ritz-Carlton, Sharm El Sheikh Sahl Hasheesh Marriott Beach Resort Sharm El Sheikh Marriott Resort Taba Heights Marriott Red Sea Resort Ghana: Accra Marriott Libya: JW Marriott Hotel Tripoli Morocco: Marrakech Marriott Palm Golf Hotel Nigeria: Lagos Marriott Hotel Rwanda: Kigali Marriott Hotel

Arthur Gillis, chief executive officer of Protea Hospitality Group, said “Protea Hotels has grown organically to become the largest and leading hotel group in SubSaharan Africa.

Aligning with a global giant such as Marriott ensures we can realise the Group’s full potential for all of our stakeholders.

In Marriott we have found a perfect fit across culture, values and commitment to industry leadership which will ensure that we remain at the forefront of African hospitality.”

The otherwise non-binding letter of intent includes provisions that the te exclusively parties will negotiate with each other. The transaction is subject to completion of due diligence, negotiation and

execution of definitive documents, receipt of customary third party and governmental consents and approvals and satisfaction of other customary conditions for transactions of this kind that the parties expect will be included in the definitive transaction documents.

The proposed terms of the transaction are not being disclosed at this time. The parties stated that they plan to sign definitive agreements by year-end 2013 and the transaction could close in the first three months of 2014. In any event, Marriott does not expect the transaction would have a material impact on its 2014 results.

About Marriott: Marriott International, Inc. (NASDAQ: MAR) is a leading

Kigali Marriott Hotel

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lodging company based in Bethesda, Maryland, USA, with nearly 3,900 properties in 72 countries and territories and

About Protea Hotels: Protea Hotels is the largest and leading hotel group in Africa with the most extensive footprint; more than 116 hotels throughout South Africa and six other African countries, including Zambia, Nigeria, Namibia, Malawi, Uganda and Tanzania. The company was founded in 1984 and has grown

Protea Hotels is the winner of 2 World Travel Awards for Best Hotel Group in Africa, winner of 3 Sunday Times Markinor Top Hotel Brand Awards, the winner of 4 Coolest Hotel Group awards in the Sunday Times Generation Next surveys and the winner of the Ask Africa South African Customer Service Award 2013.

Renaissance Tlemcen Hotel, Algeria reported revenues of nearly $12 billion in fiscal year 2012. The company operates and franchises hotels and licenses vacation ownership resorts under 18 brands. For more information or reservations, please visit our website at www.marriott.com, and for the latest company news, visit www.marriottnewscenter. com.

its portfolio and brands since. The group comprises of two brands, namely the mid-up market Protea Hotels (including the lifestyle brand Protea Hotel Fire & Ice!) brand and the superior deluxe African Pride Hotels, Lodges and Country Houses brand.

For more information or reservations, please visit our website at www.proteahotels. com, and for the latest company news, visit www.proteahotels. com/pressroom/Pages/ pressroom.aspx. ď ‘

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Starwood Hotels & Resorts to Open Three New Sheraton Hotels in Africa

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tarwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc.® HOT continues to strengthen its position as a leading global hotel operator in Africa with the signing of three new Sheraton hotels, marking the entrance of the company into Mauritania, Guinea and South Sudan by 2017.

With these signings, Starwood

last year. The team met with hotel owners, customers, government officials and investors in Rwanda, Guinea and South Sudan as the company remains focused on increasing its footprint in Africa.

“Africa is home to many of the world’s fastest growing economies, and there could not be a better time to expand our footprint here,” said

Sheraton Tripoli, Libya

way for the introduction of other Starwood brands. This holds true in Africa where Starwood entered the market with the opening of Sheraton Cairo in 1971.

The signings of Sheraton Nouakchott (Mauritania), Sheraton Conakry (Guinea) and Sheraton Juba (South Sudan) further emphasize the strength of the Sheraton brand in driving Starwood’s growth. These hotels bring the Sheraton pipeline in Africa to six new hotels joining three currently in development in Dakar (Senegal), Annaba (Algeria) and Tripoli (Libya).

The Sheraton Conakry Hotel (2015)

is on track to increase its African portfolio by over 30% with more than 15 new hotels set to open over the next five years. This growth will add more than 5,000 guest rooms to the continent and create thousands of local employment opportunities.

Emphasizing the importance of the region as one of the world’s fastest-growing hotel and travel markets, Chief Executive Officer Frits van Paasschen and members of Starwood’s senior executive team just returned from visiting Africa for the fourth time in the

Frits van Paasschen, President and CEO, Starwood Hotels & Resorts. “With increasing stability, vastly improving infrastructure, rapid economic growth and a booming mobile industry, this is Africa’s shining moment and we are committed to being a part of it.”

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Starwood is set to enter the Republic of Guinea with the opening of the Sheraton Conakry Hotel in 2015. Owned by Palma Guinea S.A, the hotel will mark a milestone as it becomes the first IFC green-certified hotel in Africa. Sheraton Conakry Hotel will be located in the exclusive Kipe district of the capital, and offer 282 guest rooms, all-day dining and speciality restaurants, a lobby bar as well as an outdoor swimming pool with a bar and grill.

Conveniently located just 15 minutes from Conakry International Airport, the hotel will also feature more than 1,100 square meters of modern meeting and function space, including a ballroom for special events, and is set to become the gathering place of choice for global business travellers. see Tracing Our Ancestry! page 17

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The Sheraton Juba Hotel (2015) In East Africa, the world’s newest country – the Republic of South Sudan – will welcome its first international hotel development in 2015 when the 235-room Sheraton Juba Hotel opens. Owned by Tuscana National Limited, the hotel will be situated on a picturesque 25,000 square meter site on the

banks of the Nile, four kilometres from the international airport. The Sheraton Juba Hotel will feature river views from all guest rooms, extensive landscaping and an outdoor swimming pool as well as restaurant, sports and conference facilities, and is expected to become a focal meeting and social

venue as the country steps out onto the world stage.

The Sheraton Nouakchott Hotel (2017) The Sheraton Nouakchott Hotel will be the first internationallybranded hotel in the Mauritanian capital when it opens in 2017.

Owned by Société Nationale Industrielle et Minière (SNIM), the hotel will be located in the central business district of Nouakchott, just four kilometres from the international airport. The modern hotel will be designed

Club Rooms and Lounge, the Link@SheratonSM experienced with Microsoft® and Sheraton Fitness by Core Performance.

Starwood’s African Portfolio

Starwood currently operates 37 hotels in 15 African countries, representing more than 10,000 rooms in Algeria, Cameroon, Djibouti, Egypt, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Libya, Mauritius, Morocco, Nigeria, Seychelles, South Africa, Tunisia and Uganda.

“Starwood has a long history of being first movers in Africa and around the world, and our entry into three new African markets speaks to Sheraton’s s t r o n g , global brand recognition and Starwood’s reputation as a leading high-end hotel operator,” said Bart Carnahan, Senior Vice President Acquisition & Development, Starwood Hotels & Resorts, Europe, Africa & Middle East.

“These signings enhance our growing network of hotels on the Sheraton Annaba, Algeria continent as we with Mauritanian-style architecture continue to look for opportunities and will feature an all-day dining to expand our presence in this restaurant and a specialty important growth market.” restaurant, a bar, an outdoor pool For more information, please as well as more than 1,500 square visit www.starwoodhotels.com.  metres of meeting space. http://money.msn.com/businessAll three hotels will feature news/article.aspx?feed=BW&date signature Sheraton experiences =20131111&id=17092132 including the luxurious all-white SweetSleeper beds, the Sheraton 17 | blackbusinessnews/TRAVEL | Fall 2013

Travelogue

Africa’s Top Lodging…

Travel+Leisure’s Top 100 Best in the World 2013 12 of Africa’s hotels and resorts are in the Top 100.

La Residence www.laresidence.co.za

Franschhoek, South Africa (Tied for the #1 Spot at 99.2 out of 100 points)

South Africa (98.9 out of 100 points)

Lion Sands www.lionsands.com

Sabi Sand, South Africa (97.7 out of 100 points)

Phinda Private Game Reserve www.game-reserve.com/southafrica_phinda.html

South Africa (97.2 out of 100 points)

Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve

Phinda Private Game Reserve

www.bushmanskloof.co.za

South Africa (98.9 out of 100 points)

Sabi Sabi Private Game Reserve www.sabisabi.com

Bushmans Kloof Wilderness Reserve

South Africa (97.1 out of 100 points)

Singita Sabi Sand http://singita.com/regions/singitasabi-sand

Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge www.governorscamp.com/property-

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descriptions/silverback-lodge-parcnational-des-volcans-rwanda

Rwanda (96.6 out of 100 points)

Gibb’s Farm Sabyinyo Silverback Lodge

Singita Grumeti http://luxatic.com/singita-grumetireserves-in-tanzania-is-the-worldsbest-hote

Tanzania (96.5 out of 100 points)

Singita Kruger http://singita.com/regions/singitakruger-national-park

South Africa

Camp Okavango www.deltacampbotswana.com/Delta/ Default.htm

Botswana (95.2 out of 100 points)

Kirawira Luxury Tented Camp www.serenahotels.com/ serenakirawira

Tanzania (95.0 out of 100 points)

(96.0 out of 100 points)

Gibb’s Farm www.gibbsfarm.com

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Planning Your Next Journey

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very journey begins with a dream. TravelSmith offers some Planning Tips which we detail here and a Packing Checklist available on the website (www.travelsmith.com/packinglist)

Tip #1 - Watch Your Passport Always check the expiration date of your passport will ahead of an international departure. Increased security means long wait times for passports to be issued or renewed. Also keep in mind that many countries require a possport to be valid at least six months beyond your dates of stay. Airlines may also bar you from boarding the aircraft.

Tip #2 - Avoid Highseaon It’s no secret that high summer brings out the traveling masses and higher prices. If you have time on your side, schedule your trip for “shoulder season” the months between a destination’s high and low seasons. Besides avoiding the tourist crust, you’ll find bargins and still catch some great weather.

The key to finding deals is timing and choice of destination. Autumn travelers can save 15-20% in many areas of the world. Consult guide books, hotel websites and travel websites for hints on prices and best value seasons.

Tip #3 - After You Land Cabs and rental cars are the most obvious solutions to get from the airport to your hotel - but they’re not always the most practical or economical. Do some advance scouting to find out the options.

Shuttle Service: Check with your hotel to see if they offer airport or downtown shuttle service. It’s often free and convenient. Public Transportation: Check airport

websites. Most major airports around the world have excellent public transportation connections.

In modern, high-density cities with chaotic traffic it’s actually recommended to take public transport. Private Car: Hiring a car and driver eliminates any mystery and lets you ride in style without lining up, hailing or haggling hassles. Airport and car rental websites often provide options for limos and private cars. Ground Link (www.groundlink.com) lets you summon a private car in may parts of the world for immediate pick-up or within the hour.

Tip #4 - Choose Luggage That’s Right for the Destination If you’ll be staying in one place for your entire trip or traveling first class, a standard suitcase if fine. However, if you plan to move around, less is more. Think about where you’re headed. You don’t want to get stuck trying to navigate through dense crowds of people with a heavy bag. You may have to carry your suitcase up stairs. If you are staying at a small inn or B&B, it probably won’t have an elevator.

If you’re headed on safari or the high seas, soft bags fit best in tight spaces, car trunks, overhead racks, and train and ship luggage compartments. Rolling bags are invaluable in airports and whenever extended walking is required.

Tip #5 - Visas

require you to submit your passport as part of the application. For specific entry requirements, visit: travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_tw/ cis/cis_4965.html..

Tip #6 - Consider a Home Swap If you own a home, consider a house exchange to save thousands in hotel bills. Organizations such as HomeExchange, HomeLink and Luxe Home Swap offer inspiring country, city and suburb properties in countries around the world.

Instead of paying for a hotel, simply trade your house and even your card with a fellow traveler and live the life of a local while have a built-in housesitter back home.

Tip #7 - Some Credit Cards Travel Better Than Others About 90% of credit cards quietly assess a foreign transaction fee (usually 2-3%) on each purchase or transaction made abroad. Debit card ATM withdrawals often incur an extra charge as well. Do your research and find no-foreigntransaction-fee debit cards and credit cards.

Tip #8 - Pack Right the First Time Pack smarter for your next trip with our handy free packing guides.

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Travel Africa Where To Go, What To Do Algeria Tamanrasset Camel Trekking Sahara Dune Skiing The Turquoise Coast CAPITAL: Algiers www.algerie-tourisme.dz

www.benintourisme.com

Festival National des Arts et de

Botswana

la Culture (FENAC) in December

Okavango Delta Central Kalahari Game Reserve Transfrontier Park (Kgalafadi National Park) CAPITAL: Gaborone www.botswanatourism.co.bw

Burkina Faso

Camel Trekking

Angola Fort Sao Miguel Slave Depot Calandula Waterfalls Palmeirinhas Beach CAPITAL: Luanda www.angola.org

Benin Lake Village of Ganvie Nakoue Lagoon Pendjari National Park CAPITAL: Porto-Novo

International Arts and Crafts Fair, Oct-Nov Ranch de Nazinga game reserve Mare aux Hippopotames CAPITAL: Ouagadougou www.ontb.bf

Burundi Chutes de la Kagera Waterfall Lake Tanganyika Craftwares Village at Giheta CAPITAL: Bujumbura www.burunditourisme.com

Cameroon Mandera Mountains (hiking, climbing) Bouba Ndjidah National Park

Mare aux Hippopotames, Burkina Faso

CAPITAL: Yaoundé www.cameroun-infotourisme.com

Cape Verde Baia das Gatas Festival Scuba Diving and Snorkelling at Boa Vista UNESCO world heritage old fort site at Cidade Velha CAPITAL: Praia Ministry of Tourism, Praia, Santiago: +238 615 697

Central African Republic Boali Waterfalls Manovo-Gounda St Floris National Park Lobaye Region CAPITAL: Bangui ministere_tourisme@yahoo.fr

Chad Camel racing in the Tibesti Mountains Galawa Beach on Grande Comore Lake Chad CAPITAL: N’Djamena Office du Tourisme, Tel: 01 45 53 36 75

The Comoros Climb Mount Karthala (active volcano) Nzwani Island Hot Sulphur Springs at Lac Salé CAPITAL: Moroni Comoros National Tourist Board Office, Tel: 269 73 3044

Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC)

Frère Gillet Botanic Gardens world-famous rare orchids Ruwenzori Range Virunga National Park CAPITAL: Kinshasa Ministère des Affaires Foncières, see Travel Africa on page 23

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Environment et Tourisme, Tel: (+243) 8802093.

Côte D‛Ivoire (Ivory Coast) The Basilica of Our Lady of Peace, Yamoussoukro Mount Tonkoui (mountain climb) Comoë National Park CAPITAL: Yamoussoukro www.tourisme.gouv.ci

Djibouti Gulf of Tadjoura (snorkling/ diving)

Eritrea Dahlak Archipelago Tour of Eritrea (bicycle race) Akordat CAPITAL: Asmara eritreantourism@tse.com.er

Ethiopia Rock Hewn Churches of Lalibela (New Jerusalem) Home of the Queen of Sheba, Axum African Union Headquarters, Addis Ababa TOTAL Great Ethiopian Race

CAPITAL: Addis Ababa

Cape Coast Castle Slave Fortress Mount Afadjato and Togbo Falls (Volta Region) Kakum Nature Reserve (tree-top walkway and stay in a tree house) CAPITAL: Accra www.touringghana.com

Guinea Kindia (cloth market) Kinkon Falls Îles de Los CAPITAL: Conakry www.ontguinee.com

Guinea-Bissau Bijagos Archipelago

Eritrea

Lake Tanganyika, Burundi Lake Abbé Lake Assal (windsurf on wheels) CAPITAL: Djibouti www.office-tourisme.dj

Egypt (Kemet) Nile River Cruise, Aswan Temple of Ranses II, Abu Simbel Alexandria CAPITAL: Cairo www.tourism.misrnet.gov.eg

www.tourismethiopia.org

Gabon Cathedral of St Michael in Libreville Lopé-Okanda Reserve National Park (gorilla) M’Bigou (gold mines/crafts)

CAPITAL: Libreville www.legabon.org

The Gambia

Cantanhez Natural Park Museum of African Artefacts CAPITAL: Bissau www.guineabissautourism.com

Kenya Mount Kenya National Park Tsavo West National Park Watamu-Malindi Marine Park CAPITAL: Nairobi www.magicalkenya.com

Lesotho

climbing) Cascades of Moca

Deep Sea Fishing, Atlantic Ocean Exhibition of the slave trade at Albreda and Jufureh Makasutu Culture Forest CAPITAL: Banjul

CAPITAL: Malabo

www.visitthegambia.gm

www.ltdc.org.ls

www.embarege-londres.org

Ghana

Equatorial Guinea Arena Blanca Pico Malabo Volcano (mountain

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Bushmen Rock Paintings Ski Lesotho Highlands (www.afriski. co.za) Sehlabathebe National ParkCAPITAL: Maseru see Travel Africa on page 24Li-

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Mauritius

beria

Black River Gorges National Park Ile aux Aigrettes Nature Reserve Rodrigues Island CAPITAL: Port Louis

Republic of the Congo

www.mauritius.net

Direction Generale du Tourisme et des Loisirs, Tel: 830 953

Sapo National Park Kendeja National Cultural Center Firestone Rubber Plantation CAPITAL: Monrovia www.micat.gov.lr

Libya Akakus Mountains (prehistoric rock art) Ubari Lakes (dune surfing) Leptis Magna (tribute to African Roman Emperor Septimus Severus) CAPITAL: Tripoli www.libyan-tourism.org

Madagascar Fianarantsoa (Capital of Wine) Montagne d’Arbre National Park Queen’s Palace CAPITAL: Antananarivo www.madagascar-tourisme.com

Malawi Lake Malawi Marine Park Nyika National Park Liwonde National Park CAPITAL: Lilongwe www.malawitourism.com

Mali Festival in the Desert Timbuctou La Boucle de Baoule National Park CAPITAL: Bamako www.le-mali.com/omatho/index.htm

Mauritania Parc National du Banc d’Arguin Chinguetti, a holy city of Islam Oualata CAPITAL: Nouakchott www.tourisme.mr

Morocco Todra and Dades Gorges Talassemtane National Park Essaouira CAPITAL: Rabat www.visitmorocco.com

Mozambique Maputo Elephant Park Gorongosa National Park Bazaruto Archipelago CAPITAL: Maputo

www.tourism.gov.ng

Loufoulakari Falls Loango (main embarkation port for slaves) Congo Rapids CAPITAL: Brazzaville

Reunion Piton des Neiges Plaine d’Affouches Le Voile de la Mariée (The Bride’s Veil) CAPITAL: Saint-Denis ot.saint-pierre@wanadoo.fr

www.futur.org. mz/index-en. html

Namibia Mahongo Game Reserve Etosha National Park Skeleton Coast CAPITAL: Windhoek www.namibiatourism.com.na

Niger Agadez ‘W’ National Park Igouloulef CAPITAL: Algiers www.niger-tourisme.com

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Tuareg at Ubari lakes, Libya

Rwanda Cards From Africa, Kigali Parc National des Volcans Gorilla Trek Nyungwe Forest Canopy Walk CAPITAL: Kigali www.rwandatourism.com/

São Tomé & Principe Bom Bom Island Deep Sea Fishing Humpback Whale Watching Agua Izé Plantation CAPITAL: São Tomé

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www.saotome.st

Senegal African Renaissance Monument Retba (Pink) Lake Maison des Enclaves (House of Slaves), Goree Island

CAPITAL: Dakar sentouroffice@aol.com

Seychelles Marlin Fishing in Denis St Anne Marine National Park Aldabra CAPITAL: Victoria www.seychelles.travel

Sierra Leone Outamba-Kilimi National Park Freetown Peninsula Bunce Island, Slave Trading Station CAPITAL: Freetown www.welcometosierraleone.org

Somalia

www.whitesharkfestival. org www.nelsonmandela.org www.zulu.org. za www.southafrica.net

South Sudan

Les Voile de la Mariee (The Bride’s Veil), Reunion

Boma National Park Nimule National Park Nile River CAPITAL: Juba www.goss.org

Sudan Port Sudan, The Red Sea Gemmeiza Tourist Village Pyramids of Meroe CAPITAL: Khartoum www.sudan-tourism.gov.sd/english/ index.php

Swaziland

Hargeisa National Park Neolithic Paintings Las Geel Indian Ocean Coastal Beaches CAPITAL: Mogadishu

Mkhaya Game Reserve Phophomyane Nature Reserve Usutu River (white-water rafting) CAPITAL: Mbabane

www.somali-gov.info/Tourism/index. html

www.welcometoswaziland.com

Somaliland Hargeisa National Park Neolithic Paintings Las Geel Indian Ocean Coastal Beaches CAPITAL: Hargiesa

Tanzania Bagamoyo Slave Trail Katavi Plains National Park Ngorongoro Crater Stone Town, Zanzibar CAPITAL: Dodoma http://tanzaniatouristboard.com/

www.somalilandgov.com (Ministry of Tourism & Culture 252-225-7917)

Togo

South Africa

Koutammakou (World Heritage

Nelson Mandela Centre of Memory & Dialogue, Johannesburg Great White Shark Festival, Cape Town/Gansbaai The Elephant Coast, Zulu Kingdom

CAPITAL: Johannesburg

Site)

Whale Watching, Gulf of Benin Fosse aux Lions (Lions’ Den) National Park CAPITAL: Lomé www.togo-tourisme.com

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Tunisia Desert Trekking from Douz Matmata (Star Wars film site) Sidi Bou Saïd CAPITAL: Tunis www.tourismtunisia.com

Uganda Mountains of the Moon (Mount Rwenzori National Park) Bwindi National Park (view gorilla) Source of the Nile,Owen Falls Dam, Jinja CAPITAL: Kampala http://visituganda.com/index.php

Western Sahara City of El-Aaiún Dakhla (surfing) CAPITAL: El-Aaiún dajla47@hotmail.com

Zambia Walking Safari, South Luangwa National Park Musi oa Tunya (Victoria Falls), Livingstone

Zambezi White Water Rafting CAPITAL: Lusaka www.zambiatourism.com

Zimbabwe Great Zimbabwe Lake Kariba Chizarira National Park CAPITAL: Harare www.zimbabwetourism.co.zw Sources: www.worldtravelguide.net/africa www.internationaltouristboards.com www.worldtourismdirectory.com/directory/africa/index.html

ATA’s 38th Annual World Congress

Hosted by the Ministry of Tourism & Leisure of Cameroon Beau, Southwest Cameroon, October 16 to October 20, 2013 The annual congress is ATA’s signature event in Africa provides a networking, learning and agendashaping platform for 300-500 travel professionals from around the world. The event addresses timely industry topics and offers professional development opportunities. Delegates also participate in roundtables for tourism ministers, an African Bazaar for buyers and sellers, networking events, host country day(s), gala dinners and pre- and post- country tours.

Official Congress Airline/ Official Media Carrier www.arikair.com/us

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yours to contemplate in peace.

In recent high seasons, lines to enter the Great Pyramid or Royal Tombs stretched an hour or more.

Once inside, visitors were jostled in hot, crowded spaces, hurried along for the next group, tight behind.

Boats on the Nile competed for

An Opinion: Go to Egypt. NOW!

by Boykin Curry

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GYPT – If you ever plan to see Egypt, go now.

There are normally two ways to beat the crowds to a special spot. One is to get there first, before it shows up in all the travel magazines, but Egypt has been a popular destination since the early Greeks began visiting what were already ancient pyramids.

Another is to go off-season, but Luxor is 110° in August.

I propose a third way: Be brave. Skittish

tourists have abandoned Egypt, leaving the great monuments — normally crawling with people —

On deck of SS Sudan at sunset.

Sleeping Quarters, SS Sudan

landing slots, and waiting to get through the locks south of Thebes could take a full see Go to Egypt. Now. on page 29 28 | blackbusinessnews/TRAVEL | Fall 2013

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day. Far from evoking Ancient Evenings or Howard Carter’s age of discovery, modern excursions usually feel more like Disneyland at spring break. It is hard to take yourself to another era with fanny packs bumping you from all directions.

But with tourism down 80%, your pharoanic or archeological fantasies are less likely to be interrupted today. This is perhaps your only opportunity to explore the tombs, the temples, and the Nile by yourself, to walk alone among the columns and to see a little of what people saw 4,000 years ago.

my wife Celerie and I never felt danger. Without being pollyannaish regarding the serious challenges that lie ahead, there is a nervous sense of excitement in Egypt and, for visitors, a chance to witness history up close.

In the future, the moment will be lost. Either Egypt will collapse into chaos, rendering travel there foolhardy. In this case, the sites themselves may be threatened: Plundering is already evident from fresh holes in the sand. Or, more likely, in my view, the sense of danger will pass and the crowds will return. You will pay for your reluctance in the future as you stand in long, hot lines for a quick glimpse of an artifact over the shoulder of someone chattering

plans, and jump on the next flight to Cairo.

PLAN YOUR TRIP Itinerary If you are short on time, you can see a lot in a week. Spend a day in Cairo, three or four nights on a boat between Aswan and Luxor, and, if you have more time, explore the desert.

Where to Stay Instead of the floating hotel ships, consider the SS Sudan (www. steam-ship-sudan.com/en), the only remaining steamship on the Nile. Built in 1885, the Sudan was once King Farouk’s personal boat.

Today, the dark wood panelling and the mismatched antique furniture is transporting. The good food and the small number of guests make it feel more like a dinner party than a cruise.

In Luxor, Hotel Al Moudira is a designer’s take on an Egyptian palace.

Good Know

Bar, SS Sudan

to

Bring a bottle or two of your favorite wine.

Imported wine is taxed 400% on the ground.

Be Prepared

In the past year, not one tourist has been injured. The most dangerous part of the trip may be the taxi from Cairo airport. Even standing at ground zero of Tahrir Square, as demonstrators gathered for the revolution’s one-year anniversary,

loudly about their sore back and the kids back home.

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Exercise caution, and think twice about getting too close to public demonstrations. For more info, read the U.S. Department of State’s travel information Egypt (http://travel.state.gov/travel/cis_pa_ tw/cis/cis_1108.html).  http://fathomaway.com/postcards/ culture/you-should-travel-to-egypt

Egypt Launches Official Mobile App for Tourists

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n addition to practical information, Egypt Travel includes an index of 412 destinations and attractions located in the most tourist-friendly regions, including the Egyptian coastline on the Mediterranean and Red Seas, the Nile Valley and the desert. The app is currently available for free on the App Store for iPhone and iPad, and will be available for Android from midDecember 2013. The app is one of several government initiatives aimed at reviving the Egyptian tourism industry.  http://en.egypt.travel/news/id/399

Valley of the Kings Pharaohs of the Sedge & Bee

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ituated on the ancient site of Thebes, on Luxor’s West Bank, the Valley of Kings is the ancient burial ground of many of Egypt’s New Kingdom rulers. A truly impressive site! There, you will find Tutankhamen’s tomb which was discovered almost intact in 1922 and the tomb of Ramses IV, among others. A ticket will allow you visiting 3 of the 63 tombs on site, except Tutankhamen’s tomb, which requires an additional ticket.

Although the tomb alone is worth a visit, you will have to visit the Egyptian Museum in Cairo to see the treasures Tutankhamen was buried with. 

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Valley of the Kings Pharaohs of the Sedge & Bee

Luxor Temple

Ulusaba, A Private Game Reserve

ULUSABA

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ir Richard Branson’s Private Game Reserve is set in the heart of the Sabi Sand reserve on the border of the Kruger National Park in South Africa.

At Ulusaba, we have set out to create the most beautiful game reserve in Africa. We have two lodges here at Ulusaba. One is perched high on the summit of a koppie and we call it Rock Lodge. Here you will find spectacular panoramic views over miles of Bush with the beauty of the lowveld below, all set against a backdrop of the Drakensberg Mountain range far in the distance.

Safari Lodge is built along the banks of the dry Mabrak riverbed.

The rooms are built ‘tree house’ style and you really get the feeling of being in the heart of life in the Bush. Your room will provide fascinating views of the animals as they stroll past on their way to the nearby watering hole.

When you’re not out on game drive there are plenty of comfy spots in Safari Lodge where you can relax and soak up the atmosphere of the bush.

All Safari Lodge rooms are quiet and secluded, so take the chance to be at one with nature. Our bathtubs

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see Ulusaba on page 34

Ulusaba Bobotie Spring Rolls

Ulusaba news: Our Chef’s Reveal All Enjoy a taste of Ulusaba! Bobotie Spring Rolls with Sambals and chutney. Our chef has put together one of our tasty South African recipes for you to make at home.

Ingredients (makes 12) • 12-20 Spring roll pastry sheets • 500g Beef or venison mince • 3 Medium sized onions – 2 chopped and one for garnishing • 60g Raisins or sultanas • 2-3tsp Mild curry powder • 1 Egg • 120ml Milk • 60ml Vinegar • 1 Apple peeled, cored and chopped • 1 Slice of white bread • 2 Tomatoes • 1 Small cucumber • Salt and pepper • Olive oil • Shop-bought chutney of your choice (unless you can make your own!)

Method: • To make the bobotie mix fry the chopped onions in a little bit of olive oil until soft and translucent • Meanwhile, soak the slice of bread in the milk until

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very soggy. Squeeze the excess milk out and put to the side Add the mince to the onions and fry gently until cooked. Then add the curry powder, sultanas or raisins and apple and mix all the ingredients together Add the vinegar, 2 tablespoons of the chutney, bread, egg and the salt and pepper into the mince and cook for another 3 minutes over a gentle heat until the mixture thickens Put to the side and cool before wrapping with the spring roll pastry Make the sambals by thinly slicing the remaining onion, tomatoes and cucumber into equal sizes – about 5-6cm in length and sprinkle with salt and pepper When the bobotie mixture has cooled take one spring roll pastry sheet at a time and add a spoonful before rolling up like a cigar – just make sure the mixture is evenly spread and won’t escape during cooking Deep-fry the spring rolls when ready (or bake if you prefer) and serve with extra chutney and the fresh sambals Bobotie is a traditional South African mix of curried meat with fruit used in a variety of dishes. The origins can be traced back to some of the earlier European settlers in the country who brought back spices from the Dutch East Indies.

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and plunge pools are strategically placed, so you can lie back and watch a different kind of world go by.

Then, discover the Treehouse Suite – a 15 minute walk from Safari Lodge along swing bridges and an elevated walkway. It’s a great place to get up close and personal with the animals that come to bathe and cool down in the nearby dam.

Back at the lodge, take a dip in the fresh water pool or scan the Bush for passing elephants and Bushbucks from the gym.

Alternatively try a relaxing massage in the Aroma Boma Spa. In the evening stargaze at the Bush Observatory.

You’re on top of the world at Rock Lodge! Survey acres of game-rich Bush as you stand eight hundred feet above the wilderness.

Watch the locals wandering by or wallowing in the watering hole.

The view inside is just as spectacular. The granite rock of the koppie is a key feature of the main house’s design, and each room has the colours of a different African tribe.

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what relaxation is all about!

Your s tay at Ulusaba includes all meals and unlimited drinks. We have a fine wine list, including top South African vintages and French champagne. In fact, there’s a glass of bubbly waiting for you the moment you arrive!

Our talented chefs prepare each meal, and there are unique African dishes alongside other international choices. Dinner is a feast, and we’re always happy to accommodate special diets or particular favourites.

With local spices and flavours, you can taste Africa in every bite.

Game On Your exciting Bush adventure

starts here. A ranger and a tracker will take you on a game drive twice a day, and you can take a daily guided walking safari too! You can learn all about Ulusaba as you go along from our experienced and knowledgeable team.

From the moment you set out, you’ll feel the adrenaline rush as you anticipate the wildlife you may encounter just as they should be… wild. Lions, leopards, elephants, rhinos, buffalo - they’re all there - as well as giraffes, zebras, cheetahs, hippos and more.

Most of our staff hail from the surrounding villages therefore guests benefit from authentic South African hospitality. We promote from within where we can,

and support the local community through our charitable project, Pride ‘n Purpose. The Ulusaba family of 119 individuals includes some of the finest and most qualified rangers and trackers in the reserve, who guarantee the experience of a lifetime on game drive. We delight in going the extra mile for all our guests!

Reservation/Information Stay at Ulusaba for at least 5 nights and your final night will be free of charge between January 15, - March 31, 2014! This offer also applies for longer stays of 6 or even 7 nights and is available for stays.

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meals and drinks, even the finest champagne, together with twice daily game drives and game walks in search of the Big Five! Rates start from ZAR 5,250 per person, per night. The free night offer is available for new bookings only and terms and conditions apply.

For full details please click here.

Ulusaba is part of Virgin Limited Edition (www.virginlimitededition. com), Sir Richard Branson’s portfolio of unique retreats.

Download the Ulusaba brochure from www.ulusaba.virgin.com/ resources/pdfs/ulusaba/about_us/ ulusaba_private_game_reserve_ brochure.pdf.  www.ulusaba.virgin.com/en/ ulusaba

World Travel Market: Interview with William El Kaim of Carlson Wagonlit Travel William is the Marketing Technology Director, Innovation Global Marketing and Enterprise Strategy, for Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT). His responsibilities include developing CWT’s position on “Managed Travel 2.0” and driving key areas such as digital marketing, web 2.0, mobile, social, advertising, big data, open API and xCommerce.

YUDU (www.yudu.com) sat down with William ahead of World Travel Market and asked him some thoughts about the nature of e-tourism and its future in an increasingly mobile-led world.

1) In your opinion, what are the best examples of digital publishing in the travel industry?

I have to admit this is an area where I believe there is still room for some real innovation. Looking outside the industry I would say that products like FlipBoard or Pinterest are more visually appealing than any digital travel publishing that we have in the industry at the moment. I think the idea of customisation is at the heart of future innovations, with consumers able to adapt and personalise their experience.

At CWT (www.carlsonwagonlit. com/en), we are constantly looking at ways to innovate, and personalisation is something we expect to see more of in future.

The use of gamification and realtime data are also some things we are looking to evolve further.

2) What do you envision for

the future of the travel industry?

Business travel has changed dramatically over the last decade. In the past, business travel could be seen as regimented and fixed, but now we have to see each client journey as fluid. Every element of the journey is changeable and shifting. The information, the technology and the support we provide has to be as mobile and agile as the traveller. In the future, I believe travel will be shaped by the following key areas: 1) The economic growth of emerging countries in the next 10 years and their cohort of new travellers. The new Asian middle class will start travelling, domestically first, then outside their countries. Asian business travellers prefer face-to-face business and are also more likely to extend their stay for leisure (known as ‘Bleisure travel’), so it’s a major opportunity for the whole travel industry – both business and leisure.

2) Online booking will become the norm, with the only exceptions being some countries where internet access is not so readily available or the labour cost is lower than online.

Transportation companies will continue to sell direct and try to own the customers’ journey, with low-cost airlines, intercity buses and trains benefiting the most from this trend.

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constant stream of data, as they record what a user does and their habits and travellers should consider their mobile devices as an extension of their digital identity.

4) The wall between business travel and leisure will disappear.

Consumers will ask for the same tool to do both. This is a huge evolution if you consider the current landscape.

5) Mobility management will become mainstream. The travel industry will have to offer an omni-channel and seamless door-to-door experience for travellers. The door-to-door search engine will offer multiple modes of transportation (air, train, bus, bike, and walk) for going from one place to another, along with time schedules and pricing. Once booked, door-todoor will become the overall trip control centre.

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About e-Tourism

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to be supported 24/7 by human and virtual agents; failure to support could lead to complaints and brand damage on social networks. To increase customer satisfaction travel companies will have to invest in predictive analytics and anticipate their needs or trip disruptions. They will then need to collect data (with the consent of travellers) to be able to take care of them. This is a ‘Big Mother’ approach (and absolutely not a “Big Brother” one).

3) What they hope to see/ achieve at WTM this year?

This is my first year at World Travel Market (www.wtmlondon. com), so I will mainly listen and learn in conferences, network, and look for innovations and future possible partners.

4) What do you think is the biggest enhancement/most transforming thing seen in the travel industry this year?

Online access and the ability to compare travel choices, followed by the “sharing” capability. Anyone can create digital waves that will ripple all around the world. Look at TripAdvisor with reviews or Airbnb for renting.

5) How important is digital in the travel industry?

Our world has changed and the digital revolution is forcing all business and brands to reinvent themselves to stop their business being disrupted.

This is true for newspapers and the music industry, but also for the travel industry.

We are now living in a world where reasonably new companies (less than 15 years old) such as Airbnb, TripAdvisor, and Google, and products like Apple’s iPhone are all affecting the industry, because they’re digital.

In the travel industry, everything is digital (from e-tickets, to flight schedules, to in-flight entertainment) unlike the retail industry which has to manage physical stock. Demand is volatile (mainly season-based) and the offer is pervasive and growing every day, due to the lateral power of hundreds of people selling their own tour activity or renting their house or acting as a chauffeur with their own car. The travel industry is the perfect industry for “Software to eat the world’ (like Marc Andreessen said). As an industry we have an enormous advantage across all the others, and we should embrace that advantage

and share knowledge.

6) How are digital enhancements helping consumers?

The volume of data we can capture or process with our brain is constantly increasing. Scientists recently found changes in the human brain, showing a beginning of evolution to cope with the data deluge. We are now part of a new species: the Homo Connecticus.

Any business (travel or nontravel) should invest in processes, products and tools that digitalise, capture, aggregate, or curate data, and learn or invent how to generate value from each consumer.

Digital will also enable a “mass customisation” approach where each consumer is individually segmented.

Digital enhancements will also be more frequently offered through dedicated devices: watch, wrist, glasses, etc.

7) Any other thoughts or ideas you’d like to share?

In the entrepreneurial age we live in, innovation takes only one form, which is that of a new and valued consumer offer in a mass market, through the development of a new business model and sustainable digital ecosystem. http://blog.yudu.com/2013/11/04/ world-travel-market-interviewwith-william-el-kaim-of-carlsonwagonlit-travel/

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Proflight to Launch Lusaka-Dar Route

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roflight Zambia (http://proflightzambia.com) is set to launch a three-times-a-week flight from Lusaka to Dares-Salaam in Tanzania. The new service to be launched on October 23, 2013 is the second international route for the Zambian airline, which started flying to Lilongwe in Malawi in June.

Proflight Director of Government and Industry Affairs Philip Lemba said in a statement in Lusaka recently that Proflight was determined to ensure that Zambia becomes a regional aviation hub, enabling easy and convenient connections from its nine domestic destinations to cities throughout Southern Africa. “Dar-es-Salaam is the next step in a plan that we hope will see Proflight grow into the airline of choice throughout the region,” he said.

Captain Lemba said flights would depart Lusaka’s Kenneth Kaunda International Airport at 08:00 hours on Mondays and Fridays, arriving at Dar-es-Salaam’s Julius Nyerere International Airport at 12:20 hours, making it a journey of three hours and 20 minutes, given the one-hour time difference in Tanzania. The return flight would leave Dar-es-Salaam on the same days at 13:00 hours, arriving in Lusaka at 15:20 hours, enabling smooth connections on to Proflight’s afternoon flights to Mfuwe, Livingstone and Ndola.

Captain Lemba said there would be a Wednesday flight, for which Proflight was awaiting confirmation

from regulators on the timing.

An additional Lusaka- Dar-esSalaam flight would be operated on Thursday, October 24, to mark Independence Day. He said the Tanzanian capital of Dar-es-Salaam was an important seaport for regional trade and provided a gateway for Zambian traders importing goods among them, vehicles. The city was also the gateway for the exotic holiday location of Zanzibar.

Capt Lemba said the new service would bring business and leisure passengers to Zambia, including traders wishing to do business, and tourists combining a beach holiday with a safari excursion.

Proflight Zambia is also considering services to Harare, Tete and Johannesburg, subject to regulatory approval.

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Stream 41 aircraft, Capt Lemba said Proflight would be increasing the frequency of its Lilongwe flights from three-times-a-week to four from November 16, to be operating on Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays. Flights would leave Lusaka at 16:15 hours returning from Lilongwe at 18:25 hours on Monday, Thursday and Friday, while timing for the Wednesday flight was yet to be confirmed. He expressed hope that the airline would be able to provide smooth connections from Lusaka on to the Dar-es-Salaam service.

With the introduction of the Tanzania route, Proflight Zambia will operate 11 scheduled routes using nine aircrafts, including a Boeing 737 aircraft which was recently added to the Proflight fleet as the airline’s first jet aircraft.  http://ukzambians.co.uk/ home/2013/09/17/proflight-to-launchlusaka-dar-route

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“Dreaming out loud — a pilgrimage of Africans” This is a blog entry from I’m Black and I Travel! Enjoy.

Nigerian Christians make annual pilgrimages to the Holy Lands the way Muslims annually make the hajj to Mecca. What an experience it would be if black American Christians could join them in prayer.

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eing totally addicted to travel, it’s probably fitting that even my mind likes to wander.

Reading some recent stories on the Web about Eid al Fitr, the Muslim festival that celebrates the end of the month-long Ramadan fast, it struck me that Ramadan is now almost as well known among non-Muslims as the annual pilgrimage to Mecca.

That, in turn, started me thinking about a Christian pilgrimage I’d recently learned about, a 1,000-year-old pilgrimage across northern Spain, what looks like a grueling but ultimately spiritually rewarding trek known as El Camino de Santiago — or in English, the Way of St. James.

Then I began cruising the Internet for more information on Christian pilgrimages, and stumbled across this on allAfrica.com: “Ahead of this year’s Christian pilgrimage to Jerusalem, President

G o o d l u c k Jonathan has approved two airlines for the airlift of intending pilgrims, the News Agency of Nigeria (NAN) reports.”

Come to find out that this is an annual tradition among Nigerian Christians, who travel by the thousands to both Israel and Rome.

I’m only beginning to learn about this tradition, but I intend to learn more, a lot more, and soon.

Meanwhile, however, that little tidbit got me thinking.

I know there are black churches in the United States that have organized trips for worshipers to the Holy Land over the years.

Have any of them ever hooked up with their Christian brothers and sisters in Nigeria, and worshiped together on the same pilgrimage?

How’s this for a fantasy: Major black religious organizations link up with the Nigeria Christian Pilgrim Commission and organize a joint pilgrimage.

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sisters, then maybe some days visiting Nigeria, and worshiping there, before returning home.

Or do it in reverse, fly first to Lagos and connect with their fellow Nigerian Christians in Nigeria — and then accompany them to the Holy Lands.

Think of it. Brothers and sisters from both sides of the African Diaspora, coming together in faith.

Wouldn’t that be something?

Maybe it could be done every three or four years, to give everyone time to prepare for the enormous

logistical challenges involved — not to mention giving the American worshipers a chances to save up the money needed for the journey.

And I’m sure logistics probably would be the least of the challenges involved.

Still…wouldn’t it be something?

Uplifting. inspiring. Maybe even life-changing.

I know, I’m just dreaming.

But like I always say, small dreams are a waste of sleep.  This entry was posted in African Travel, Heritage Travel, Independent Travel, See the World and tagged African diaspora, Holy Lands, Jerusalem, Lagos, Nigeria, Rome, Spain on 09/13/2011 by imblacknitravel.

Ethiopian Airlines Orders Eight More Dreamliners By nazret.com

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thiopian Airlines, the fastest growing and one of the largest carriers in Africa, said it has ordered eight more Boeing 787s, according to staterun Ethiopian TV and Radio.

The airline previously had five more on order, a figure that has now increased to 13. Ethiopian currently operates 5 Boeing 787-Dreamliners and was the first airline in Africa to operate the ultramodern aircraft.

Ethiopian airlines with a fleet of 60 aircraft in operations is the second largest carrier in Africa by number of aircraft behind, Egypt Air. It has 35 aircraft in order including 14 by 2016.

Last July, Ethiopian Boeing 787 caught fire while parked at London’t

Heathrow airport. The incident was blamed on a malfunction in an emergency locator transmitter. http://nazret.com/blog/index. php/2013/09/15/ethiopianairlines-orders-eight-moredreamliners

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hy not consider a holiday that will really make a difference benefiting the people or helping to conserve the wildlife of Africa and participate in a Volunteer or Conservation Project.

Volunteering, whilst perfect for those on a GAP year, anybody, professional or non professional, can participate. It is a great way to travel and make new friends, at the same time you will be contributing to societies that are less fortunate.

It will be a life changing experience, helping you to gain new skills, self-confidence and will certainly improve your CV. Volunteers from all over the world have immersed themselves in Social Upliftment, HIV & AIDS, Sports, Teaching and Wildlife Conservation Projects. They speak of life changing moments and how they have made excellent friends for life! Being open to different experiences in life brings knowledge and skill and a deep sense of personal fulfillment.

Whether you are taking a gap year, are on a career break, studying towards a particular field and need experience or are merely wishing to do some charity work, you will find a suitable programme to benefit the African community and environment, as well as yourself. Review the full set of 44 volunteer projects using the links below.  www.africaguide.com/travel/index. php?cmd=1&type=5 www.africaguide.com/travel/ Volunteer_Projects_in_Africa_ with_Reviews_c1t5p1.htm

Children for Children’s Future Volunteer Programme Help orphaned children by teaching them English and personal hygiene as well as providing supportive care. Also work on a HIV/AIDS Project Price: USD $1,780 per person, Type: Volunteer Project, Duration: 30 days, Country: Tanzania, Customise: This Volunteer Project can be customised, Persons: minimum (1) maximum (15) , Accommodation: Guest House, Activities: Volunteer Project

Teaching in South Africa Volunteer Project Volunteers joining the project will have the opportunity to teach at a township school in Cape Town. Teach children in one-to-one sessions while exploring the best South Africa has to offer.

Price: GBP £995 per person, Type: Volunteer Project, Duration: 14 days, Country: South Africa, Persons: maximum (4), Accommodation: Guest House , Activities: Volunteer Project

Kenya Construction Volunteer Project Help install essential rain water tanks to provide communities with drinking water, and deliver health, hygiene and sanitation outreach workshops.

Price: GBP £1,145 per person, Type: Volunteer Project, Duration: 14 days, Country: Kenya, Accommodation: Mixed, Activities: Volunteer Project

Marine Conservation & Research in Seychelles SCUBA dive and join marine research projects in one of the world`s most pristine environments Price: GBP £1,950 per person, Type: Volunteer Project, Duration: 28 days, Country: Seychelles, Persons: minimum (16) maximum (24), Accommodation: Lodge, Activities: Scuba Diving, Volunteer Project 51 | blackbusinessnews/TRAVEL | Fall 2013

JetBlue and South African Airways Announce Bilateral Codeshare Seamless connections between the U.S.A., South Africa, and Senegal

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etBlue Airways (NASDAQ: JBLU), New York’s Hometown Airline(TM), and South African Airways (SAA) have announced a bilateral codeshare agreement to seamlessly connect the carriers’ networks via New York’s John F. Kennedy International Airport (JFK) and Washington’s Dulles International Airport (IAD). The agreement is pending U.S. DOT regulatory approval and subject to receipt of foreign government operating authority.

The partnership – an expansion of an interline agreement first inked in 2010 – allows customers to purchase a single ticket combining SAAand JetBlue-operated flights and enjoy day-of-travel conveniences such as one-stop check-in and baggage transfer.

JetBlue intends to place its “B6” code on South African Airwaysoperated

flights between the U.S. and both Johannesburg, South Africa, and Dakar, Senegal, as well as on connecting flights to select destinations beyond Johannesburg, including Cape Town, Durban, East London and Port Elizabeth, South Africa.

Tickets will be available for sale at a later date, pending regulatory and government approvals.

The fastest way to more of South Africa and southern Africa, SAA flies nonstop each day between New York and Johannesburg’s O.R. Tambo International Airport and daily between Washington and Johannesburg via Dakar’s Leopold Sedar Senghor International Airport.

SAA has had a similar arrangement in place with JetBlue since 2011, placing its “SA” code on JetBlue-operated flights from its U.S. gateways to top destinations including Boston, Chicago, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Fort Lauderdale and Orlando, Florida.

“We are excited to expand our successful relationship with South African Airways through this new codeshare via

Washington and JFK, where JetBlue is the number one domestic airline,” said Scott Laurence, JetBlue’s vice president of network planning and partnerships. “South African has been a terrific travel partner for JetBlue, consistently delivering a great experience for our customers.

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them to offer even more travel options in the years to come.”

“South African Airways’ partnership with JetBlue has been a successful one from the start, and so we’re pleased that it has now grown into a bilateral codeshare arrangement, providing our customers with even more convenient booking and travel options,” said Marc Cavaliere, SAA’s executive vice president, North America & Alliances. “Our customers have raved about the ease of travel on both airlines. It was only fitting that we expand the partnership and introduce the JetBlue code onto SAA flights and into the African continent.”

South African Airways is one of the world’s most awarded airlines, recently named Best Airline in Africa for the 11th consecutive year at the World Airline Awards presented by Skytrax. With fully-flat bed seats in Premium see Jet Blue-SAA on page 53

JetBlue and SAA

from page 52

JetBlue and SAA are co-located in Concourse B.

About JetBlue Airways

Business Class, industry-leading legroom in Economy Class, sumptuous cuisine and awardwinning, complimentary South African wines, SAA provides an inflight experience designed for pure comfort. Individual audio/video entertainment systems deliver a surplus of first-run movie and music choices. Via its Johannesburg hub, SAA links the world to most cities and destinations across southern Africa and the Indian Ocean islands, including South Africa, Angola, Botswana, Kenya, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Tanzania, and Zambia.

Known for its award-winning customer service, JetBlue offers codeshare customers connecting to/from SAA flights a premium

JetBlue is New York’s Hometown Airline™ with other focus cities in Boston, Fort Lauderdale, Los Angeles (Long Beach), San Juan and Orlando. Known for its awardwinning service and free inflight entertainment as much as its low fares JetBlue offers the most legroom in coach of any U.S. airline (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch) as well as super-spacious Even More Space seats. JetBlue is also America’s first and only airline to offer its own Customer Bill of Rights, with meaningful and specific compensation for customers inconvenienced by service disruptions within JetBlue’s control. Visit www.jetblue.com/ promise for details. TrueBlue, JetBlue’s exclusive rewards

experience that includes unlimited free snacks and drinks plus the most legroom in economy class (based on average fleet-wide seat pitch) and the most free live entertainment of any U.S. airline.

JetBlue operates one of America’s youngest airline fleets, with 187 Airbus A320 and EMBRAER 190 aircraft.

At JFK Airport, JetBlue operates from its acclaimed Terminal 5, while SAA operates from the adjacent Terminal 4, allowing for fast and easy connections between flights.

At Washington Dulles, both

program for frequent fliers, allows customers to earn points even faster with partner programs, while redeeming awards starts at just 5,000 points and $2.50 taxes/fees for one-way travel, with no black-out dates on JetBlue operated flights. JetBlue serves 79 cities with 850 daily flights and plans to launch service in 2013 to Worcester, Massachusetts, Portau-Prince, Haiti, and Lima, Peru, subject to receipt of government operating authority. With JetBlue, all seats are assigned, all fares are one-way, and an overnight stay is 53 | blackbusinessnews/TRAVEL | Fall 2013

never required. For information call +1 800-538-2583 or TTY/TDD +1 800-336-5530 (toll-free from the U.S.) or +1 801-449-2525 (toll call from Africa), or visit www.jetblue. com.

About South African Airways South African Airways features daily nonstop service from the U.S. to South Africa with morning departures from New York JFK and afternoon direct service from Washington Dulles (with a stop in Dakar, Senegal) that offer travel convenience and award-winning service. Travelers in Premium Business Class enjoy 180 degree fully flat-bed seats, and in Economy Class enjoy the most legroom versus competitors. Every seat on board offers an individual ondemand entertainment system, plush pillow, warm blanket and amenity kit.

SAA’s unrivaled network, featuring s e a m l e s s connections to nearly 20 destinations within South Africa, and more than 25 cities across the rest of the continent, makes the airline the savvy traveler’s “gateway to Africa.”

To complement this network, a world of privileges awaits those who join Voyager, South African Airways’ premier mileage program.

To sign up, visit www.flysaa.com, and link to the Voyager icon. For more information on South African Airways, please call (800) 7229675 or visit www.flysaa.com, where travelers can sign up to be notified of other great travel deals and vacation packages.  www.prnewswire.com/newsreleases/jetblue-and-southafrican-airways-announcebilateral-codeshare-217590631. html

Golf Africa www.golfworldmap.com/africa/#9.622414142924805,17.05078125,3

Botswana Gaborone Golf Club at the Gaborone Sun Hotel Phakalane Golf Estate Hotel Resort

Franklyn Stephenson at Legend Golf and Safari Resort South Africa

www.phakalane.com

Egypt Alexandria Sporting Club, Alexandria Cascades at Soma Bay Golf and Country Club www.residencedescascades.com

Dreamland Golf & Tennis Resort, Cairo www.dreamlandgolf.com

Golf City, Cairo Katemeya Heights Golf & Tennis Resort, Cairo www.katameyaheights.com

Madinat Makadi Golf Course, Madinat Makadi www.madinatmakadigolf.com

Mena House Oberoi Golf Course, Cairo www.oberoihotels.com/oberoi_menahouse/index.asp

Mirage City Golf Club, Cairo www.golf.jwmarriottcairo.com/golf

Steigenberger Al Dau Beach Hotel, Hurghada www.steigenbergeraldaubeach.com

Kenya Karen Country Club, Nairobi Kiambu Golf Club, Kiambu Leisure Lodge Beach & Golf Resort, Mombasa Muthaiga Golf Club, Nairobi Nyali Golf & Country Club, Mombasa www.nyaligolf.co.ke

Railway Golf Club, Nairobi Royal Nairobi Golf Club, Nairobi The Golf Park at the Jockey Club of Kenya, Nairobi Windsor Golf Hotel & Country Club, Nairobi www.windsorgolfresort.com

Mauritius Ile aux Cherfs, Trou d’Eau Douce Le Paradis Hotel & Golf Club, Le Morne Peninsula www.paradis-hotel.com

Legend Golf Course, Poste de Flacq www.bellemareplagehotel.com

Links Golf Course, Poste de Flacq www.princemaurice.com

One&Only Le Saint Géran Golf Course, Poste de Flacq http://lesaintgeran.oneandonlyresorts. com

Shandrani Golf Club, Blue Bay www.shandrani-hotel.com

Troux aux Biches Golf Club, Troux aux Biches www.trouauxbiches-hotel.com

Morocco Anfa Royal Golf Club, Casablanca Cabo Negro Royal Golf Club, Tetouan Royal Golf of Dar es Salam, Rabat www.royalgolfdaressalam.com/english/index.cfm

Club Med les Dunes, Agadir El Jadida Royal Golf Club, El Jadida 54 | blackbusinessnews/TRAVEL | Fall 2013

Fes Royal Golf Club, Fes Marrakech Royal Golf Club, Marrakech Meknes Royal Golf Club, Meknes Mohammedia Royal Golf Club, Mohammedia Settat University Royal Golf Club, Settat Tangier Royal Golf Club, Tangier

Nambia Keetmanshoop Golf Course, Keetmanshoop Okahandja Golf Club, Okahandja www.okahandja.net/sport/default.html

Orandjemund Golf Club, Oranjemund Rossmund Golf Course, Swakopmund Tsumeb Golf Club, Tsumeb Walvis Bay Golf Course, Walvis Bay Windhoek Country Club Resort, Windhoek www.windhoek.co.za

Nigeria IBB Golf Course, Abuja IITA Golf Club, Ibadan Ikeja Golf Club, Lagos www.ikejagolfclub.org see Golf Africa on page 55

Golf Africa www.golfworldmap.com/africa/#9.622414142924805,17.05078125,3 from Golf Africa page 54

Reunion Golf du Bassin Blue, St Gilles les Hauts Golf Club de Bourbon, Etang Sale les Bains www.golf-bourbon.com/spip/spip. php?lang=en

Club du Colorado, La Montagne

Senegal Golf de Saly, Mbour www.golfsaly.com/intro/presentation_fr.htm

Golf International du Technopôle, Dakar Le Méridien President Resort &

www.atlanticbeachgolfclub.co.za/ capetown/index.asp

Bellville Golf Club, Cape Town www.bellvillegolf.co.za

Benoni Country Club, Johannesburg

De Zalze Winelands Golf Estate, Stellenbosch www.golfdezalze.com

Devonvale Golf & Wine Estate, Stellenbosch www.devonvale.co.za

www.benonicountryclub.co.za/pro/ Default.aspx

Durban Country Club, Durban

Blair Atholl, Fourways

Durbanville Golf Club, Durbanville

www.blairatholl.co.za

Blue Valley Golf & Country Estate, Olifantsfontein www.bluevalley.co.za

Bryanston Country Club, Bryanston www.bryanstoncc.co.za

Centurion Country Club, Centurion

www.dcclub.co.za

www.durbanvillegolfclub.co.za

East London Golf Course, East London www.elgc.co.za

Emfuleni Golf Estate, Vanderbijlpark www.emfulenigolfestate.com

Fancourt Hotel & Country Club Estate, George www.fancourt.co.za

Gary Player Country Club Golf Course, Sun City www.suninternational.com/Destinations/Resorts/Golf/Pages/Golf.aspx

George Golf Club, George www.georgegolfclub.co.za

Germiston Golf Club, Germiston www.germistongolf.com

Glendower Golf Course, Johannesburg www.glendower.co.za

Hermanus Golf Club, Hermanus www.hgc.co.za

Rossmund Golf Course Swakopmund, Namibia

Golf Club, Dakar www.starwoodhotels.com/ lemeridien/property/overview/index. html?propertyID=1821&EM=VTY_ MD_1821_DAKAR_OVERVIEW

Houghton Golf Club, Houghton www.houghton.co.za

www.centurioncountryclub.co.za

Champagne Sports Resort, Winterton www.champagnesportsresort.com

Sierra Leone

Clovelly Country Club, Cape Town

Freetown Golf Club, Freetown

www.clovelly.za.net

South Africa Akasia Golf Clue, Pretoria www.akasiacountryclub.co.za

Atlantic Beach Golf Club, Cape Town

Crown Mines Golf Club, Johannesburg www.g-i.co.za/clubs/?c=274

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Humewood Golf Club, Port Elizabeth www.humewoodgolf.co.za

The Country Club Johannesburg, Rivonia www.ccj.co.za

Killarney Country Club, Johannesburg www.killarneycountryclub.co.za

Kingswood Golf Estate, George www.kingswood.co.za

Kleinmond Golf Club, Kleinmond see Golf Africa on page 56

from Golf Africa page 55

www.kleinmondgolfclub.co.za

Kloof Country Club, Kloof www.kloofcountryclub.co.za

Knysna Golf Club, Knysna www.knysnagolfclub.com

Koro Creek Bushveld Golf Estate, Nylstroom

www.milnertongolfclub.co.za

Reading Country Club, Alberton

Modderfontein Golf Club, Modderfontein

www.readingcc.co.za

www.mgclub.co.za

Monks Cowl Coutry Club & Lodge, Winterton www.monkscowl.co.za

Mossel Bay Golf Club, Mossel Bay

River Club Golf & Conference Center, Cape Town http://riverclub.co.za

Riviera on Vaal Country Club, Vereenigning www.rovcountryclub.co.za

Langebaan County Estate Golf & Leisure, Langebaan

www.mosselbaygolfclub.co.za

Royal Cape Golf Club, Cape Town

Mowbray Golf Club, Cape Town

www.royalcapegolf.co.za

www.langebaanestate.co.za

www.mowbraygolfclub.co.za

Royal Durban Golf Club, Durban

Paarl Golf Course, Paarl

www.royaldurban.co.za

www.paarlgolfclub.co.za

San Lameer Country Club, Margate

www.korocreek.com

Leopard Creek Country Club, Malelane www.leopardcreek.co.za

Lost City, Sun City www.suninternational.com/ Destinations/Resorts/Golf/Pages/Golf. aspx

Malmesbury Golf Club, Malmesbury

Pearl Valley Signature Golf Estate and Spa, Cape Winelands www.pearlvalley.co.za

Pecanwood Golf & Country Club, Hartbeesportt www.pecanwoodgolf.co.za

www.sanlameer.co.za

Scottburgh Golf Club, Scottburgh www.scottburghgolf.co.za

Selbourne Golf Estate, Pennington

www.malmesburygolfclub.co.za

Plettenberg Bay Country Club, Plettenberg Bay

Metropolitan Golf Course, Cape Town

Pretoria Country Club, Pretoria

Silver Lakes Golf & Country Club, Pretoria

www.ptacc.co.za

www.silverlakes.co.za

www.metropolitangolfclub.co.za

Milnerton Golf Club, Cape Town

www.plettgolf.co.za

www.selborne.com

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see Golf Africa on page 57

Golf Africa www.golfworldmap.com/africa/#9.622414142924805,17.05078125,3

Framework/index.asp

Umdoni Golf Course, Pennington www.umdonipark.com

Umhlali Country Club, Umhlali www.umhlalicountryclub.co.za

Westlake Golf Club, Cape Town www.westlakegolfclub.co.za

Wingate Park Country Club, Pretoria www.wingateparkcountryclub. co.za

Swaziland Royal Swazi Spa Country Club www.suninternational.com/ Destinations/Resorts/RoyalSwaziSpaValley/FacilitiesActivities/Pages/Golf.aspx

The Gambia Fajara Club, Fajara www.smiles.gm/fajara.htm

Tunisia Djerba Golf Club, Midoun www.djerbagolf.com

El Kantaoui Golf

Course, Port El Kantaoui www.portelkantaoui.com.tn/ golf

Flamingo Golf Course, Monastir www.golfflamingo.com/english/flamingo.htm

Golf Citrus, Hammamet from Golf Africa page 56

Somerset West Golf Club, Somerset West

St Francis Links, St Francis Bay

www.golfcitrus.com

www.stfrancislinks.com

Palm Links Golf Course, Monastir

Steenberg Golf Club, Cape Town

www.golf-palmlinks.com/english/ presentation.htm

www.somersetwestgolfclub.co.za

www.steenberggolfclub.co.za/Framework/index.asp

St Francis Bay Golf Club, St Francis Bay

Stellenbosch Golf Club, Stellenbosch

www.stfrancisgolf.co.za

www.steenberggolfclub.co.za/ 57 | blackbusinessnews/TRAVEL | Fall 2013

Tabarka Golf Course, Tabarka www.tabarkagolf.com/en/index.htm

Yasmine Golf Course, Mannamet www.golfyasmine.com/en/index.php 

African Cuisine!

Mma Ramotswes’ Cookbook Recipes from Botswana

by Stuart Brown www.barnesandnoble.com/w/mma-ramotswes-cookbook-stuart-brown/1111859364?ean=9781846972102

‘This woman who was everything to him - mother, Africa, wisdom, understanding, good things to eat’ - Mr Matekoni on ‘Precious Ramotswe’. Pull up a chair and join Mma Ramotswe at the table as she celebrates the flavours of the bestselling series “The No 1 Ladies Detective Agency”.

Discover the favourite recipes of our ‘traditionally built’ heroine and her friends, accompanied by lavish photography - sumptuous stews for sharing, fabulous fruit cakes for eating under shady trees, with redbush tea of course, and the spices,

traditions and culture of Botswana that make every meal together special.

Welcome Precious, her friends and the sunshine of Botswana into your kitchen. It offers a traditionally-built feast for all the senses! A Few Recipes Botswanan Chicken Pie 12 Pies Ingredients For the filling 1/4 cup butter 3 1/2 ounces onions, sliced thinly 1 apple, peeled and diced 1 lb cooked chicken, chopped 2 teaspoons hot chili powder 1/2 cup currants 2 Tomatoes, diced salt, to taste 1 egg yolk whisked in 1 tbsp water For the dough 4 cups all-purpose flour 1 pinch baking soda

1 pinch salt 2 egg whites 1 egg yolk 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine 1/4 cup cold water Directions 1 Fry the onions in the butter until translucent, then add the apple, chicken, currants and chili powder.

2 Cook for about a minute, then add the tomatoes and salt to taste.

Keep cooking for another five minutes or so (the finished mixture should be pretty dry).

3 Meanwhile, make the dough. Sift the flour and baking soda together, then add the butter, working it with your fingers until you get a texture like fine breadcrumbs.

4 Now whisk the egg whites together with one egg yolk and add it to the dough. Add the water in small amounts until you get the right consistency for a pastry dough. Cut out circles about 6 inches wide or so.

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Repeat until you either run out of dough or filling. Prick each pie to vent.

7 Mix the remaining egg yolk with 1 tbsp of water and brush the surface of each pie.

8 Transfer to a well-oiled baking sheet (they stick, so make sure to use plenty of grease) and bake at see African Cuisine page 59

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350 degrees for 30 to 35 minutes, or until the pies turn a nice golden brown color Vegetable Stew - Main Course Ingredients: 5-6 medium potatoes 1 medium butternut squash 5 large carrots 2 ears of corn 1 small turnip or rutabaga 1 stalk celery 1/2 cup oil 2-3 onions 4-6 cloves garlic 1 teaspoon salt black pepper to taste 2 teaspoons dried oregano 2 teaspoon dried basil 1 cup vegetable stock Directions Wash the vegetables and cut into chunks. You can use any other hard winter vegetables that you like. Heat the cast-iron pot, (size 3) over coals until a little bit warm, add oil. When oil is hot, lightly cook onions and garlic.

Arrange vegetables in layers on top of onion and garlic mixture. The ones with the longest cooking times go on

the bottom of the pot. Sprinkle on the seasonings and herbs. Pour stock over the final layer. Cover the pot with its lid and simmer over campfire coals for 1-1/2 to 2 hours. Leave the lid on until the cooking time is finished.

Botswana Cabbage Spicy side dish.

Ingredients 1 ripe tomato, finely chopped 1/2 onion, shredded 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tbsp dried oregano, crumbled 1 tsp ground ginger 1 tsp thyme 1 tsp dried piri-piri chillies, crumbled (optional) About 3/4 of one small white cabbage, shredded Oil for frying Directions Fry the onion and tomato in a little bit of oil for about five minutes, then add the herbs and spices. Stir well until you get a thick, kind of mushy paste.

Add the grated cabbage and saute for one or two minutes until well-blended, then cover and cook until the cabbage is soft, stirring occasionally (optional: add a little bit of water to prevent sticking).

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2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour 1/2 cup caster sugar2 tsp baking powder 1/2 tsp grated lemon rind 7 fl oz condensed milk Pinch of salt 8 oz unsalted butter 1/2 tsp lemon juice Powdered sugar for dusting Directions So first cream together the butter and sugar in a mixer. Now add the condensed milk and keep blending until well-mixed. Add the lemon juice and grated zest, then sift together the dry ingredients and add that too. Keep blending until the ingredients are well-incorporated. Take teaspoons of dough and roll them into balls, then place them on a greased baking sheet and flatten gently with a fork. Bake at 335 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes, or until starting to brown underneath.

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