The process for the selection of the 2016 Africa Travel Awards winners has started this month. The awards are for Africans to choose what they consider the best players on the travel and tourism landscape in Africa.
A pan-African committee of travel professionals from different countries in Africa drew up a shortlist of nominees to be voted for by the public. The criteria for the choices were listed alongside the nominees.
This will be the 4th edition. According to organiser, Mr. Ikechi Uko,the awards will be coming up on October 30 at the Travellers Night Dinner during Akwaaba African Travel Market. 22 awards will be given out. The committee members are drawn from East, West, South and Central Africa and it is not surprising that most of the nominees are from Sub-Saharan Africa.
The committee members include: Denis Gathanju, a passionate journalist and photographer based in East Africa; Sandra Idossou is an Afropolitan hotelier, trainer, mystery shopper, consultant, writer, author, traveller, publisher; Chiquita Afuluenu Johnson is the former national tourism consultant for the Republic of Liberia and CEO of West Tourism Management; Monique Swart is the Founder of the African Business Travel Association (ABTA).
Other members include Ali Diouf, an experienced journalist from Senegal, Sheikh Tejan; and an experienced tourism administrator from The Gambia. Charity Githinju, a travel expert based in Tanzania. Siphelele Luthuli is a travel consultant and communication expert from South Africa. Khomotso Kelsall also a South African-based travel consultant. From Uganda is Barbra Adoso, a leading tour operator, and Nancy Sam Quartey from Ghana. Other tour operators include Benin Republic-based Olanma Ojukwu and Fifi Rurungwa, a Kenyan-based Rwandan operator. Rwanda- based Catherine Mutuale, Nigerian based Atinuke Nwakohu and Kenyan Annet Nashipae are all travel consultants. The Ghanaian journalist Samuel Doe is joined by Nigerian blogger Olori Supergal and Tunis Silas from The Gambia.
This is self-explanatory and doesn’t go to the biggest or grandest airport, but to that airport that provides the best travel experience to passengers: Banjul Airport, Gambia, Tambo Airport, Jo’burg, South Africa, Cape Town Airport, South Africa and Kotoka Airport, Accra, Ghana and Lome Airport, Togo.
African Aviation Personality: Carla Da Silva, Air Mauritius, John Mirenge, Rwanda Air.
Best Airline in Africa: Ethiopian Airlines, Qatar, Turkish. Best short haul Airline in Africa: RwandAir, Kulula, ASKY , South Africa Airways (SAA).
Best online booking platform in Africa: Wakanow.com, Kenya Airways, Tala Tours Ghana, Travelstart and Jumia Travels.
Tourism Marketing Award (for Marketing within Africa): South Africa Tourism. 2. Magical Kenya and many other categories.
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