Pumulani Exclusive Beach Lodge

Pumulani Luxury Beach Lodge is Malawi’s leading hotel 2011, according to votes by global experts in tourism and hospitality at this year’s World Travel Awards.

Pumulani which means “rest well” in the native tongue is located within Lake Malawi National Park. The lodge has ten individually-designed villas spread out along a lush hillside overlooking the lake. Each villa boasts a large bedroom, a spacious living area and a private deck with lake view.

Guests can relax on the sandy beach or at our stylish infinity pool. For those seeking activity, there is waterskiing, sailing, diving, wakeboarding, kayaking, snorkelling, fishing and birdwatching. Scenic sunset cruises on a traditional wooden dhow are on offer. It’s the perfect way to experience the beauty of Lake Malawi, described by the explorer David Livingstone as The Lake of Stars.

Owned and run by Robin Pope Safaris, the leading safari specialist in Zambia. The company was founded in 1986 and offers exclusive game lodges, house rentals and private walking safaris in the South Luangwa National Park, and will open a luxury lodge called Mkulumadzi in the Majete Wildlife Reserve of Southern Malawi in 2011. Pumulani is the perfect location for a relaxing beach holiday, or a magical place to unwind after a wildlife safari.

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Cape Town is Africa's leading Travel Destination

The World Travel Awards dubbed the "Oscars" of the travel industry by The Wall Street Journal has once again honored Cape Town as Africa's leading tourist destination.

Today is Heritage day also known as National Braai Day, braai= barbecue, one of South Africa's favourite pastimes usually accompanied by some rugby, cricket or soccer on the telly.
Heritage day is a public holiday celebrating all aspects of South Africa's diverse cultures. Out here in the Cape of Good Hope we are enjoying wonderful weather ideal for a braai and what better accolade to accompany it.

In an address marking Heritage Day in 1996, (former) President Mandela stated:

"When our first democratically-elected government decided to make Heritage Day one of our national days, we did so because we knew that our rich and varied cultural heritage has a profound power to help build our new nation

We did so knowing that the struggles against the injustice and inequities of the past are part of our national identity; they are part of our culture. We knew that, if indeed our nation has to rise like the proverbial phoenix from the ashes of division and conflict, we had to acknowledge those whose selfless efforts and talents were dedicated to this goal of non-racial democracy."

Egypt still Africa's Leading Attraction

Still the front runner as Africa's leading attraction the Pyramids of Giza left other natural wonders as the Victoria Falls, the Serengeti National Park and Mount Kilimanjaro in the dust. A number of Egyptian tourist attractions, hotels and organisations emerged victorious at the World Travel Awards 2011, Africa & Indian Ocean Ceremony on 16th September.

Held at the Egypt Hall at Soho Square in Sharm el Sheikh, Cairo which was also voted Africa's leading beach destination. Despite a decline in tourist visits during the revolution that deposed former President Mubarak earlier this year.  Africa's Leading City Hotel went to the luxury Kempinski Nile in Cairo, which opened last year and is designed by French architect Pierre Yves Rochon.

The WTA ceremony comes ahead of Egypt hosting the United Nations World Tourism Organization’s World Tourism Day, which will be celebrated in the city of Aswan on 27th September.

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New African Luxury Label ASIBELUA

Launched at the Mercedes Benz New York Fashion Week last Thursday the new luxury label ASIBELUA was presented to the global fashion community for the ‘Made in Africa' collective show.

The label aims to put African fashion on the map by creating a distinctive African signature while appealing to the international fashion market interpreting elements of African art with couture fabrics and silhouettes.
The designer says "My goal is to build ASIBELUA into a truly luxury African fashion label with genuine international appeal."

Fati Asibelua is the founder and Creative Director of leading African luxury label Momo, an indigenous fashion group based in Nigeria. She is a graduate of the prestigious Richmond American International University with a Diploma in Fashion Marketing and a Masters in Fashion Styling from the Instituto Marangoni Milan, Italy.

The Momo Group and its subsidiaries design and manufacture shoes and handbags as well as home accessories. Momo Group currently has an annual turnover of over $20 million USD employing over 200 staff across the globe. The ASIBELUA collection will be showing in Paris at Me My Mode from 30th September until 3rd October.

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Fair Trade in Tourism South Africa

South Africa’s leading Responsible Tourism Non Profit Organisation promoting sustainable tourism development.
Through raising awareness, research, advocacy and capacity building by facilitating the world’s first tourism Fair Trade certification programme.
 
It awards the use of special label to qualifying businesses as a way of signifying their commitment to Fair Trade criteria including fair wages and working conditions, fair purchasing, fair operations, equitable distribution of benefits and respect for human rights, culture and environment.

By electing to stay at or use the services of an FTTSA-certified establishment, tourists are assured that their travel benefits local communities and economies, and that the business is operated ethically and in a socially and environmentally responsible manner.


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South Africa: Luxury in the ‘Wild’

The contrasts are mind-boggling, but the trip is well worth it. 

The country’s motto of “A world in one country” was absolutely accurate.  South Africans knew how to welcome guests and how to do it with luxury and panache found no where else on the African continent.

Luxury hotels in Johannesburg, Cape Town and Pretoria were elegant; bush camps such as in Giants Castle National Park provided comfortable accommodations in thatch-roofed buildings. Enclaves of Zulu who maintained their culture also welcomed visitors, tourists to the Little Karoo region could stay at a working ostrich farm such as the famed Safari Ostrich Farm in Oudtshorn.  They could even ride an ostrich, an experience that would be talked about for years to come.

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