From Left to right: Hon.
Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States; Tova
Syrowics, Travel Editor, Elite Traveler Magazine; and Hon. Amb. Khamis
Kagasheki, Tanzania Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism 
David
Schwenk, African Travel, Inc. accepting Tanzania Tourist Board Award at
Africa Travel Association’s Presidential Forum in New York presented by
Hon. Amb. Khamis Kagasheki, Tanzania Minister of Natural Resources and
Tourism. 
From Left to Right: Hon.
Amb. Liberata Mulamula, Tanzania Ambassador to the United States; Kent
Redding, President, Africa Adventure Consultants; and Hon. Amb. Khamis
Kagasheki, Tanzania Minister of Natural Resources and Tourism.
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(October 1, 2013,
New York, NY) Tanzania Tourist Board (TTB) announced the 2013 winners
of the annual TTB Tourism awards. Hon. Amb. Khamis Kagasheki, Minister
of Natural Resources and Tourism joined by Hon. Amb. Liberata Mulamula,
Tanzania Ambassador to the United States presented awards to three of
the honorees at the Africa Travel Association (ATA) eighth annual
Presidential Forum held at New York University.
The three honorees who received the TTB Award in New York were:
Elite
Traveler Magazine received the Tanzania Tourist Board Luxury Travel
Media Award for extensive coverage of Tanzania including the Serengeti
Migration being named as one of the top African safaris. Tova Syrowicz,
Travel Editor, accepted on behalf of Elite Traveler Magazine.
African
Travel, Inc. received the Tanzania Tourist Board Tour Operator
Southern/ Western Circuit Award in recognition of their stand-alone
safaris to the Southern/Western circuit of Tanzania which include many
of Tanzania’s hidden gems such as Katavi and Ruaha National Park. David
Schwenk, Sales Manager for North East, accepted on behalf of African
Travel, Inc.
Africa
Adventure Consultants, a Colorado-based tour operator, won the Tanzania
Tourist Board Tour Operator Product Development Award in recognition of
offering 34 Tanzania-only itineraries, including the “In Livingstone’s
Footsteps” series; representing a 36% increase from 2012. Kent Redding,
President, accepted on behalf of Africa Adventure Consultants.
The
Awards program was created in 2000 to recognize and show appreciation
to the travel professionals and media who have worked hard promoting and
selling Tanzania in the US market, as well as to provide an incentive
to increase the numbers even more in the coming years. TTB
selected the Annual Africa Travel Presidential Forum to present the
awards to show support for ATA’s ever expanding global reach in
promoting tourism to the Continent of Africa.
Full List of Tanzania Tourist Board Award Winners 2013
- Business Travel Media Award- Premier Traveler Magazine
- Luxury Travel Media Award- Elite Traveler Magazine
- Tour Operator Southern/ Western Circuit Award- African Travel, Inc.
- Tour Operator Product Development Award- Infinite Safari Adventures
- Tour Operator Product Development Award- Africa Adventure Consultants
- Supporting Local Airline Award- Precision Air
- Hotels/Lodges/Camp Sustainable Tourism Award- andBeyond
- Supporting International Airline Award- Qatar Airways
- Tour Operator Humanitarian Award- African Environments
- Tour Operator Southern/ Western Circuit Award- Foxes Safari Camps
- Supporting Local Charter Company Award- Coastal Aviation
- Lodges Tourism Promotion Award- Serena Hotels
- Hotels Tourism Promotion Award- Southern Sun Hotels
- Journalist Award- Apolinario Tairo
- Blog Award- Tembea Tanzania
- Supporting Local Media House Award- Channel 10
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