Expeditions Maasai Safaris has been nominated for the coveted World Travel Awards (WTA) 2019 under Kenya’s Leading Travel Agency category.
The travel and tours operator will battle it out for honours alongside Bonfire Adventures, Carlson Wagonlit Travel Kenya, Express Travel Group, Pollman’s Tours and Safaris and Satguru Travel.
Voting for the African region is open until April 21st 2019 and travel industry professsionals and consumers can cast their votes for organisations they consider to be the very best in their fields ahead of the gala ceremony on April 25th, 2019. Voting is open through WTA portal www.worldtravelawards.com/voteandregister.
Commenting on the nomination, Expeditions Maasai Safaris Founder and co-CEO, Pancras Mwangi said: “WTA is a global leader in global benchmarking for excellence in travel and tourism industry and we are greatly honoured to be nominated for the coveted awards under Kenya’s the leading travel agency category. With the voting open, we ask our clients and supporters to cast their votes in our favour.”
WTA was established in 1993 to acknowledge, reward and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the tourism indusrt. Today the WTA brand is recognized globally as the ultimate hallmark of quality, with the winners setting the benchmark to which all others aspire.
Expeditions Maasai Safaris Ltd. is a leading tours and travel company widely recognized for offering unique travel solutions for all types of travelers and corporates in Kenya.
The tours and travel operator mainly serves two major types of travellers- individual/family travelers and the Kenyan corporate by offering exciting and unique beach or bush holiday experiences within Kenya and countries like Zanzibar, Dubai, Seychelles, Greece and Bangkok.
Mr. Mwangi attributes the success of Expeditions Maasai to consistent customer service, a dedicated team that works around the clock to keep our guests happy, and speed of adapting to the changing needs of the modern traveler.
“We believe winning the highest accolade in the travel industry will make a difference to our business,” he said.
The agency has enjoyed a growth track record over the last four years and is committed to winning a huge share of the travel market and becoming Kenya’s most trusted and recognized travel partner by the year 2021.
Last year, Mr. Mwangi won the Young Entrepreneur of the Year Awards 2018 (male category). The Awards are organized by Bizna Kenya, a leading marketing and business support provider for small businesses in Kenya, to identify upcoming and industrious entrepreneurs below 35 years old with great business acumen. Through the Awards program Bizna Kenya seeks to create a network of outstanding young entrepreneurs and encourage more to start their own businesses.
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