South African Airways awards DSA Vacations for the airline’s branded vacation package program.
FORT LAUDERDALE, FL – South African Airways (SAA), the national flag carrier of South Africa, has reappointed DSA Vacations to manage and operate South African Airways Vacations (SAA Vacations), the airline’s branded vacation package program for the North America market. The three-year term of the agreement is effective January 1, 2019, through December 31, 2021. Since its inception in 2006, SAA Vacations has grown to become one of the largest tour operators selling a wide range of air-inclusive affordable luxury vacation packages to popular tourist destinations throughout Africa.
DSA Vacations, formally known as Destination Southern Africa, was founded in 2001 and is currently headquartered in Tucson, Arizona with a staff complement of 15 African Specialists. As a division of South African Airways, SAA Vacations utilizes the airline’s extensive route network to launch a collection of air-inclusive packages throughout South Africa, Botswana, Namibia, Mozambique, Zambia, Zimbabwe, Kenya, Tanzania, Ghana, Senegal and Africa’s Indian Ocean Islands. SAA Vacations features over 80 air-inclusive packages which offer many of the leading hotels, safari lodges, and attractions in Africa that cater to all types of travelers. Over the last eight years, DSA's partnerships with South African Airways and an array of locally based representatives in the tourism sector throughout Africa has inspired the expansion of their product portfolio, enabling them to be awarded as the selected operator for the SAA Vacations program for the third consecutive term.
“As the leading airline to Southern Africa, we are pleased to continue our strong partnership with DSA Vacations during the next term of our agreement,” said Todd Neuman, executive vice president, North America for South African Airways. “They are committed to building SAA Vacations into a strong leisure brand for South African Airways and are closely aligned with our strategic corporate position of further developing tourism throughout the African continent.”
“It is an honour and privilege to be reappointed to operate SAA Vacations, and we are looking forward to the next few years as we continue to grow and expand the program,” said Terry von Guilleaume, president of SAA Vacations. “Our team of dedicated Africa Specialists are excited to be part of such a formidable brand and to continue to promote some incredible air-inclusive packages to the African continent.”
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