Tourvest
Inbound Operators is the amalgamated business unit of Tourism Investment Holdings Limited, responsible for the
development, sales, marketing and operations of foreign tourists in Southern and Eastern Africa. TIO’s philosophy is simple but
profound. It is to maintain leadership in inbound tourism in all destinations in which it has a presence through product offering,
development and pricing integrity; through service; through partnerships; through innovation, through competitiveness, financial
services and technology and through empowerment, employment equity and transformation.
Although TIO is a singular cohesive business unit from a management perspective, its philosophy is a multi-brand distribution
strategy through divisions and subsidiaries. Apart from Sense of Africa in Namibia, TIO operates the following brands in Africa:
Welcome Tourism Services is the
largest single destination management
company within South Africa. Quality
and reliability are the hallmarks of any
service associated with Welcome and nowhere
is this more evident than in Southern Africa
where every trip is turned into an experience
worth repeating.
Your Africa is one of South Africa’s
leading specialist destination
management companies, providing
personalised, innovative and
professional inbound travel services to
international tour operators, travel agents and
guests worldwide. Their philosophy is one
centred around a intuitive customer based
structure, allowing for packages and services
to provide a journey with an “experience”
element as opposed to an itinerary based
purely on cost.
Sunbound Tours, with ten years
experience conceptualising and
coordinating an awesome variety of
unique incentive solutions, special
events and international product launch’s for
our overseas clients - Sunbound Tours and
Incentives are well equipped to handle all
aspects of your Southern African destination
management needs. They specialize in
designing and delivering the best in Tailor-made
Tours and Incentives; FIT experiences; Group
Series Travel and Special Interest Tours.
Crown Travel was established in
1992. The company was one of
the pioneers of inbound tourism
to South Africa from the Asian and
the Far Eastern markets. The company pride
themselves on their reliability, responsiveness
and the quality of professional tour services
that are offered.
Global Conferences (Pty) Ltd) are a full
service Professional
Conference Organizing (PCO) and Destination
Management Company (DMC), with head
office in Cape Town. It has the ability to handle
conferences, congresses, symposium and any
people related gatherings, from a hundred
to thousands, anywhere in Southern Africa.
Global Conferences acts as a business meeting
consultant for it’s clients, offering strategic input
in the planning stages, the most sophisticated
conference management software Events Pro
& Events.
SST caters for all FIT &
Group travel requirements to
South Africa. The forte of the
company is to tailor make itineraries / packages
most suitable for clients, their budgets, special
interests, duration requirements, honeymoons
and incentives. With the 10 years experience in
the Indian Market, our destination specialists will
provide a service to the traveler that will ensure
a successful holiday with great memories.
Vintage Africa, situated in East
Africa, specializes in luxury
FIT and group safaris, senior
safaris, eco-tourism, specialized adventure
travel and incentives and conferences. They
manage some of the most complex programs
in East Africa requiring creativity, service, VIP
access and security arrangements, providing
great attention to detail.
Focus Tours has earned
respect for service
excellence, consistency
and integrity within the Italian market. Driven
by a young and dynamic team, each aims at
achieving the common mission of creating
unforgettable travels to Southern Africa. The
varied experience of the team members allows
for specialization in incentives, special interest
travel, tailor-made FIT Itineraries as well as
scheduled tours.