Online travel agency wins World Travel Award

Hailed as The Oscars of the Travel Industry by the Wall Street Journal, the World Travel Awards is recognised worldwide as the ultimate travel accolade.

World Travel Awards, celebrating its 20th anniversary this year, recognises brands that push the boundaries of industry excellence. Southafricaholidays.com is said to have beat a strong field of competition to win this category. The World Travel Awards are voted for by travel and tourism professionals worldwide and this accolade recognises the commitment to excellence that organisation's receiving awards have demonstrated during the past 12 months.

Unique pre-packaged experiences

In addition to the comprehensive online booking engine, Southafricaholidays.com annually produces and manages hundreds of unique pre-packaged experiences including a great range of leisure and safari holidays and safaris holidays to Africa.

"It's an honour to be named as a winner in the World Travel Awards and we are very proud of being recognised as Africa's Leading Online Travel Agency from our esteemed customers who are true advocates of our product. Getting selected by a global cross-section of voters for the World Travel Awards is a true reflection of our ongoing commitment to the needs of our customers and travel agents.

Southafricaholidays.com will continue to consolidate its position as 'the one-stop online travel shop to Africa'. We're proud that customers and industry alike have recognised our commitment to service excellence," said Bisy Philip, COO of Southafricaholidays.com.

Last month, Southafricaholidays.com and South African Tourism signed a joint marketing agreement aimed at the travel trade and consumers to boost tourist arrival numbers further from key markets in the Middle East to South Africa.