Educational Travel Trade Show to Visit Five Major North American Cities
Fort Lauderdale, FL (April 7, 2015) – South African Airways’ (SAA), the
national flag carrier of South Africa and Africa’s most awarded airline, has announced
the tour dates for the Africa Showcase in 2015. From September 29th to October 7th, the
annual educational travel trade show will visit Los Angeles, CA, Dallas, TX, Boston, MA
and for the first time Toronto, Canada.
The Africa Showcase is the largest travel trade event in North America featuring
exclusively African suppliers that represent hotels, safari lodges, destination tourism
organizations and other attractions that are popular with North American travelers. The
show brings Africa travel specialists the latest trends on the region’s products and
services, enabling those who participate to boost their sales to the increasingly popular
destinations throughout Africa. The Africa Showcase is hosted in collaboration with On
Show Solutions, a South Africa based event organizer.
“We are proud to see the Africa Showcase getting bigger and more popular every
year,” said Todd Neuman, Vice President Commercial for South African Airways in North
America. “We are also very excited to bring our show and suppliers to the Canadian
travel specialists for the first time. It is a strategic and growing market for SAA and we
look forward to a very successful first edition.”
“The Africa Showcase in the U.S. - our highlight on the global roadshow calendar
– is again well supported by a phenomenal line up of 30 suppliers,” said Jacqui
Reynolds, Managing Partner of On Show Solutions. “We’re anticipating representation
and product experiences from more than 12 African countries, providing a good cross-
section of what this dynamic destination has to offer the North American travelers.”
In addition to its traditional format, South African Airways and On Show Solutions will
also introduce VIP buyer encounters. These dedicated sessions create an additional
opportunity for top African travel specialists to meet suppliers through scheduled one-
on-one appointments.
The dates and venues for the 2015 Africa Showcase are:
September 29th: Los Angeles, CA
October 1st: Dallas, TX
October 5th: Boston, MA
October 7th: Toronto, ON
About South African Airways
South African Airways (SAA), South Africa’s national flag carrier and the continent’s most
awarded airline, serves 67 destinations worldwide in partnership with SA Express, Airlink and its
low cost carrier Mango. In North America, SAA operates daily nonstop flights from New York-JFK
and direct flights from Washington D.C.-IAD (via Dakar, Senegal) to Johannesburg. SAA has
codes share agreements with United Airlines, Air Canada and JetBlue Airways, which offer
convenient connections from more than 30 cities to SAA’s flights. SAA is a Star Alliance member
and the recipient of the Skytrax 4-Star rating for 13 consecutive years. For further information
visit: www.flysaa.com.
About On Show Solutions
The Africa Showcase is organized by On Show Solutions, based in Johannesburg, South Africa.
On Solutions – a dynamic exhibition and events team with a personalized approach and clear
vision for global marketing - hosts exhibition and product seminar platforms in key markets
throughout the world in its quest to promote tourism to Africa. For further information, email
ideas@onshowsolutions.co.za or visit www.onshowsolutions.co.za.
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