July 1, 2008
Travel Update – 30 June 2008
June 27th came and went in Victoria Falls just as calmly, peacefully and normally as all days in our remarkable destination. We now look forward, as ever in tourism, to how we all continue to develop and deliver exceptional visitor experiences in this IUCN World Heritage Site.
The airlines continue to fly in daily and unload guests from a myriad of countries and points of origin as Victoria Falls continues to be the Hub of regional tourism. Stand in the airport or the rainforest and at any given time you will hear 4-6 languages being spoken as each plane delivers more visitors from across the world together with arrivals from our neighbours in South Africa, Botswana, Zambia and Namibia and, of course, our very own Zimbabwean guests.
New products, excursions, activities and initiatives continue to be launched and the never-ending sense of positive motion that is part of the fabric of Victoria Falls and its community is always evident.
People come and go in the industry and it is wonderful news to welcome back Jono Hudson, his wife and 2 young children as of June 27th. GotoVictoriaFalls.com is very pleased to have Jono back on the team, as is the Victoria Falls community.
We recognise of course that certain agents, operators and travellers have concerns about visiting Zimbabwe as a result of travel advisories issued by some countries. On this topic, an industry delegation from JATA (Japanese Association of Travel Agents) visited Victoria Falls last weekend on a specific “look see” experience and have gone back determined to encourage their government to keep Victoria Falls on the lowest possible level of travel advisory. In a similar vein, we hope to be able to influence local embassies and high commissions so that Victoria Falls is not included in increased travel warnings for the country at large.
We once again reiterate that Victoria Falls remains one of the safest, calmest and most peaceful destinations on the planet. There is no sound reason not to visit, and indeed many good reasons why one should visit.
GotoVictoriaFalls.com and all its members have always been, and will always be honest, frank and professional in our communications about the status and facts on the ground in Victoria Falls. We will always seek to be the first to advise, should it ever be necessary, against travel to Victoria Falls.
We look forward to your continued support and remain sincerely appreciative of all your efforts on our behalf.
Yours sincerely,
Ross Kennedy
For GoToVictoriaFalls.com
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June 30, 2008
The following two videos are short clips of the great work that Ben L. Gula’s Eco Brigade and The Drumming Co. have been doing with street kids and other homeless children in Victoria Falls… life still goes on in Zimbabwe! (Sorry about the quality - not taken with the latest in digital technology but with a humble cell phone :-))
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January 23, 2008
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To all of our partners and friends. It is with sadness that we will be saying goodbye to Andrew at the end of January. He has been the driving force behind launching Cansaf and Creative Teaming into the South African market and building, what have become, excellent relations with so many of you! Continued here..
Some of our news from 2007!
The 2007 Zambezi Challenge - The most exciting White Water Event of the year! In October, the action below Victoria Falls reached a crescendo with some of the World’s top rafters and kayakers vying for the NyamiNyami Trophy… more.
Renaissance Capital “Safari Teaming Day” - Renaissance Capital held their 2007 Conference in Victoria Falls. Creative Teaming provided a day of “Creative Teaming” for the international financiers. The day was a huge success and… more .
Tim and Azlina’s African Wedding - Tim and Azlina Whetmore travelled all the way from Malaysia for their special day. We managed the whole wedding, including activities and fun events for the guests… read the full story.
Sponsored Golf Day - Creative Teaming International sponsored a hole at Elephant Hills golf course, at the annual Traders Cup, in aid of anti-poaching. The theme was “Hole-o-ween” and was a huge hit with the participants who had to dress up and play the hole in costume! View the pictures.
Anti-Poaching News in 2007 - V.A.P.U. (Victoria Falls Anti-Poaching Unit) received a huge boost for their efforts in the form of an all-terrain Unimog type vehicle. It’s already proving to be indispensable to Charles Brightman and his team. Read Charles’ May 2007 Newsletter - Future updates will be posted here and on the blog.
Thanks for a fantastic 2007, and we wish you all the best for 2008!
- The Creative Teaming Staff
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January 17, 2008
To all of our partners and friends,
It is with sadness that we will be saying goodbye to Andrew at the end of January. He has been the driving force behind launching Cansaf and Creative Teaming into the South African market and building, what have become, excellent relations with so many of you.
Andrew and his wife Nikki with their three children Harriet, Drew and Holly, will be leaving for Perth, Australia, where they have a very organised and fruitful life awaiting them. I am sure you will all join me in wishing them the very best. We look forward to seeing Andrew back on many a trip both business and pleasure in the years to come.
In the mean time the proverbial “nose to the grind stone” will become even more “apt” for the rest of us at Cansaf and we remain at your service for any Group assistance in the Vic Falls, Livingstone and Chobe regions. Our contact details will be restricted to Andrew’s cell phone number in South Africa, for a period of time, however all of our email addresses will continue to operate as well as all contact numbers for our offices in the Falls.
We will be in touch with the new numbers for South Africa as soon as we have located suitable premises.
Please send any queries you may have on this restructure directly to myself.
Best regards
Robin Brown
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December 21, 2007
The Zambezi Challenge (which Creativeteaming.com initiated and runs) is being aired on Supersport before Christmas 2oo7! If you have access to these channels be sure to check it out!
Thursday 20th December
2200pm SS1
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Friday 21st December
0230am SS1
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Saturday 22nd December
1030am SS1
2030pm SS5
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Sunday 23rd December
2230pm SS2
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Monday 24th December
1500pm SS6
2230pm SS7
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November 3, 2007
Cansaf Adventures (Creativeteaming International) sponsored the fourth hole at the Annual Operators Golf Day at Elephant Hills in Vic Falls. Not wanting to try and compete with the completely decadent efforts of the likes of Ilala Lodge etc. with their lounges and foot massages, we (true to form) took a slightly different approach.
As it was nearly Halloween the hole was named “Hole-o-ween”, and players had to don halloween garb placed in loose piles at the tee box. After playing the hole in whatever skimpy costume they had for the most part squeezed into they were rewarded with a tot (or two) of Bloody Mary. Tee totallers (not those who totalled the tee - the other kind) were fed fruit juice and treated as equals by the staff (who happened to be a b-list celebrity flown in especially for the day and her flunkie brother!)
The hole was a huge hit and we won a prize without our celebrity having to give a single foot massage!
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August 23, 2007
On Tuesday 21st August whilst on a Zambezi Otter Trail (2 day 2 night canoe safari), Amanda Suart & Malcolm O’Neill together with our guide and crew had the unique pleasure of seeing Wild Dog at Chundu, about 25kms upstream from the Victoria Falls.
They witnessed the Wild Dog chasing Waterbuck on the riverbanks; the latter taking their chances with crocodiles rather than facing the Wild Dog headed for the River! The Wild Dogs gave up the chase and set back into the bush.
It was a great experience for Amanda and Malcolm as they had been really keen to see Wild Dog and had just spent 10 days in Botswana without seeing any. It made an already special trip “truly fantastic”!
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