| Our January 2016 cover shows an image of the universe – an appropriate metaphor for the 2015 Luxury Hotel Awards winners – each of whom have attained stardom in their respective fields of recognition (see our Accolades story on pages 07 to 09).
In this edition we have an encouraging report from Mpumalanga Tour Operators who are gatvol with Traffic Officer Bribery (page 17). We look at global hotel trends for 2016 (page 24), provide seven steps for successful route tourism development (page 14), and feature the best route west through the Northern Cape (page 10).
The Events section introduces the ASEAN Tourism Forum (ATF) 2016 – an event that Tourism Tattler will be covering in Manila, Philippines from 18 to 25 January (see page 19).
Ahead of International Tourist Guides Day, which will be celebrated on 18 February 2016, we have a feature on Tourist Guiding in South Africa (page 20), and start an in-depth series on Understanding Tourism Insurance (page 26).
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Yours in Tourism,
Des Langkilde. editor |
