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Dreams4Africa
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Dreams4Africa publishes 4 travel catalogues annually. All 4 titles are directly related to existing and new market trends in the African travel industry.
Every year Dreams4Africa personally selects all the lodges and hotels in Africa that represent a great experience. These properties have been chosen to participate in the publications because they meet our standard in regards to food, hospitality, comfort and experience. Target group: Middle to High-end, independent travelers, travel consultants |
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Lonely Planet: South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland
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Lonely Planet has an unmatched reputation for producing well-researched, up-to-date information that travellers can depend on no matter where they’re going. Lonely Planet is passionate about responsible travel and encourages people to make their impact as positive as possible. Whether it be through the trustworthy guidebooks, innovative downloadable digital guides, award-winning website or cutting-edge television programmes, Lonely Planet aims to inspire life-changing travel.
Target group: Independent travelers Other Lonely Planet guidebooks |
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| The Rough Guide to South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland
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These guides, distributed worldwide by the Penguin group, include recommendations from shoestring to luxury and cover more than 200 destinations around the globe, including almost every country in the Americas and Europe, more than half of Africa and most of Asia and Australasia.
Target group: Independent travelers |
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| Portfolio
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For 24 years Portfolio has been benchmarking the sophisticated independent Country Houses, Boutique Hotels and Private Game Reserves of South Africa. This is the first such concept in South Africa.
Each quality establishment in Portfolio has been personally visited and hand-picked, some are exceptional, each is unique. All are independent and owner-managed, and subscribe to Portfolio’s philosophy of Pride and Personal Service. Target group: High-end, independent travelers Other Portfolio guidebooks: |
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| AA: Hotels, lodges, guesthouses and B&B’s
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The AA Hotels, Lodges, Guest Houses, B&Bs guide is “South Africa’s most authoritative accommodation guide” (Carol Lazar, Saturday Star). Renowned for accurate, concise information in an easy to use format this guide showcases over 1000 quality establishments and has contact details for about 3000 establishments. The essential reference guide for the travel trade and serious travellers.
Target group: Individual South African travellers, from families to young couples Key theme: Wide range of products and easy to use Other AA guides: |
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| South Africa Insight Guide
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This guide brings South Africa to life in hundreds of colour photographs and vividly written essays by a team of experts. Panoramic in scope, the book takes us from Johannesburg out into the veldt, providing genuine insight into the history, nature and modern politics of this complex land. Including a short section on Swaziland and Lesotho.
Insight Guide South Africa includes a section detailing South Africa’s history, 22 features covering aspects of the country’s life and culture, ranging from living without Apartheid to spectacular wildlife, a region by region visitor’s guide to the sights, and a comprehensive Travel Tips section packed with essential contact addresses and numbers. In 1999, Insight Guides forged a link with Discovery Channel to produce Discovery Travel Adventures. This acclaimed series of guidebooks takes a thematic approach to travel in tune with the growth of special interest tourism, from bird watching to scuba diving. Target group: Special interest tourists Edited by: Insight Guides |
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| Berlitz Pocket Guide: South Africa
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The Berlitz South Africa Pocket Guide covers all the main sights, area by area, in an easily navigable format. The guide contains background historical information, advice on shopping and entertainment and the low-down on eating out. There is an A-Z of practical information and listings of recommended hotels and restaurants. The book also contains special features on topics ranging from the Blue Train to sharks. Maps show Cape Town, the Cape Peninsula, Durban and South Africa, and there are dozens of colour photographs throughout.
Target group: Independents travellers of all kinds Other Berlitz Pocket guides: |
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| The Alternative Route: South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Zambia and Zimbabwe
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AR is for travellers who don’t need room service to enjoy their trip. People who break the mould need places to stay and things to do – here is our guide to the best there is out there.
Accommodation listings: Target group: International and domestic independent travelers |
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| Frommer’s: South Africa
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Frommers has many themed travel guides including shopping guides, wine tasting guides, cruise guides, etc.
Frommers also identifies different lifestyle groups for different needs catering to different independent travellers including families, students, single travel, gay and lesbian travel, senior travellers, disabled travellers and honeymoons. “Meticulously researched and beautifully written by a South African native, Frommer’s South Africa, 4th Edition, should be the discerning reader’s only guide to a memorable trip to southern Africa, including the lion-rich reserves of Botswana and the wonders of Victoria Falls. It offers complete safari coverage, from what to wear to the top game lodges to tracking tips from professional safari trackers.” Target group: Different groups of independent travelers Authors: Pippa de Bruyn Other Frommers travel guides: |
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| Eyewitness Travel Guides
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This guide book is usefull for background information about the country, culture, history and architecture.
The guide features: Target group: The independent traveler who is interested in background information |
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| Lets Go Travel Guide: South Africa
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For over forty years Let’s Go Travel Guides have brought budget savvy travelers closer to the world and its diverse cultures by providing the most up-to-date information.
The guide includes: Target group: Socially conscious travelers |
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| Coast to Coast
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The Coast to Coast travel guide is a pocket sized guide for backpackers to affordable accommodation. The guide is for free and can be picked up at any of the backpackers stated in this book.
Target group: Backpackers |
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| Footprint: South Africa
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The Footprint Travel Guide contains full coverage of South Africa, Lesotho and Swaziland, including a full-colour wildlife section. Footprint delivers a travel tool that really works. Not only is the information inside accurate and informative, but the guides also work to inspire and entertain.
Target group: Interested independent travelers |
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| Globetrotter Travel Guide: South Africa
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Practical, informative and user-friendly, this Globetrotter travel guide highlights all the major places of interest, describing their principal attractions and offering sound suggestions on where to tour, stay, eat, shop and relax.
Target group: First time visitors to South Africa |
Preferred Travel Guides
- Tourism for Tomorrow Awards 2010 – Winner
- NAMIBIA has been shortlisted for the World Travel Tourism Council (WTTC) awards in the community benefits category together with India and New Zealand.
- World Bank Gets Into Eco Tourism With Elephant-Friendly Mozambique Hotel
- Massive US funder selects eligible countries approves $ 350m for Malawi
- PATA to be Partner in 5th IIPT African Conference
- A&K Sanctuary Olonana in the Masai wins Eco Warrior Environmental Award
- Cape Town tourism takes Big Issue vendors to the top
- Tourism can help meet Biodiversity Targets, UNWTO says
- Tourism rises by over 300 percent in Angola
- SOUTH AFRICA – NUMBER ONE IN THE WORLD IN FAIR TRADE TOURISM
