GENERAL TRAVEL Page & Moy goes wild
BY ALAN ORBELL Page & Moy has launched an
inaugural 10-tour Wildlife & Culture brochure as a preview to the complete 40-strong tour programme due out in the last quarter of this year. From the meerkats and mountains in
South Africa to the longboats and orangutans of Borneo; from the butterflies and culture of Mexico to the tea and turtles of Sri Lanka; this brochure offers customers the chance to discover the best of both worlds with carefully selected experts. One of the 10 tours is Tigers and the
Taj which takes in the sights of Old Delhi, Jaipur and Fatehpur Sikri and joins a tour of New Delhi led by former street children. It also visits Agra Fort, the Taj Mahal and includes game drives, jeep safaris and a rickshaw ride at Bharatpur Bird Sanctuary. Eleven days cost from £1599. Colin Wilson, head of sales, Just You
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comments: “This new programme contains a stunning range of tours that give a superb balance of wildlife and cultural experiences. “We have seen a phenomenal increase in bookings for our tours that are centred around local culture or
wildlife so, with such an increase in demand, we decided that a dedicated Wildlife & Culture brochure would really benefit our customers and make it easier for agents to sell our best selling product in this area.”
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Seychelles goes for quality The Seychelles is to introduce a new
quality assurance label which will be issued annually to tourism establishments and services that guarantee 'Seychelles Tourism Assurance' by the Seychelles Tourism Board. The islands’ president, James Michel,
has also announced that the historical site, the Tourism & Cultural Village known as Domaine de Val des Prés, will come under Tourism Board management. “We will streamline our policies in the management, conservation and promotion of our national heritage.
“We can no longer go out there in the
global village with only our sun, sea and sand tags. The Seychelles brand goes beyond the physical beauty of our islands. It is the bridge that brings Seychellois social cohesion, arts, history and culture closer to other civilizations,” said President Michel, who has the portfolio responsibility for tourism. President Michel said that the essence
of the Seychelles Brand is the Seychellois identity, charm and hospitality as well as the serenity and stability the country enjoys.
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California Academy of Sciences
DELEYSE LANGDALE TRAVEL INDUSTRY MANAGER CALIFORNIA ACADEMY OF SCIENCES
dlangdale@calacademy.org
More Sustainable World.... Have you ever seen a blue whale or a great white shark? The common response to that question is “I wish” – so if you’re one of those people who haven’t, take a peek at the Academy’s live Farallones webcam; located on a group of rocky islands 28 miles off the coast of San Francisco. This is an excellent example of conducting research in a sustainable manner. The Academy, in collaboration with the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, teamed up to launch a live webcam, which sits atop a lighthouse, and is used to observe breeding birds, seal and sea lion colonies, ocean conditions and the off-shore activity of whales and, possibly, great white sharks! The goal is to collect valuable
scientific data with minimal wildlife disturbance and environmental impact. Researchers and wildlife managers can remotely control the camera to view whatever interests them and, at the same time, give the general public the opportunity to explore the islands remotely.
Connecting research back to the museum floor the islands can also be found within the Academy’s Aquarium with an impressive floor-to-ceiling view into a 100,000-gallon California Coast tank revealing a rocky habitat filled with marine life from the Farallones. Before I sign off this month; here’s the
link so you too can peer into the secret lives of whales, sharks, seals and exotic birds with the Academy’s coolest webcam – WARNING: it can become addictive!
http://www.calacademy.org/ webcams/farallones We look forward to welcoming your
November 22-December 18, 2010. The operator has added Jordan, Nepal, Aruba, Dominican Republic (pictured), Cancun, Mexico City and Macau.
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clients very soon to the ‘greenest museum’ in the world.
The California Academy of Sciences
is located in San Franciso's Golden Gate Park
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