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World Travel Awards Africa Ceremony 2009

World Travel Awards are coming to Africa to unveil who international travel agents and industry professionals have voted the top operators and destinations in the industry on the continent.

Recognised by Wall Street Journal as the international travel industry “Oscars”, the World Travel Awards is the world’s only global awards of its kind, honouring world class products of exceptional quality and value.

World Travel Awards Africa Ceremony on 10th of May takes place once more alongside Indaba – Africa’s largest travel trade show - and in partnership with the International Convention Centre (ICC), Durban.

The winners will spotlight the very best overall African travel companies, operators, hotels, resorts and destinations as well as honour the leading hotels in Botswana, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Egypt, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Kenya, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, South Africa, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

“This is an opportunity for Africa to demonstrate supreme excellence at the highest level”, said Graham E Cooke President and Founder of World Travel Awards.

“These awards are the most prestigious and highly coveted in the hospitality, leisure, travel and tourism industry in Africa”, he added. “They are awarded to businesses that have demonstrated their willingness to pursue best practice in every aspect of their operation, increasing their efficiency as well as their profits.

“The over riding objective of the World Travel Awards is to encourage and stimulate business excellence within the international travel and tourism industry. There is no doubt that this will be a glitzy and exciting evening, but at the same time there will be a very serious purpose behind the event with importance to many African businesses.

“Winning one of the awards not only brings a travel company or destination acknowledgement and respect from the global industry, but also offer valuable commercial and profiling benefits that can filter down to the bottom line” he continued.

The World Travel Awards have partnered with influential global media partners such as BBC World, Travel Daily News International, eTurboNews, Travel and Leisure China, Publituris and Explore South Africa.

To not miss out on this prestigious event make sure you secure a place by contacting World Travel Awards on [email protected].

The Africa event is part of a World Travel Awards Grand Tour with regional awards staged throughout the world, ending with a Grand Final in Jamaica at the end of the year.