Despite the impact of the economic recession on the tourism industry there are certain destinations in the world which see a growing influx of tourists. The Klaas Voogds area, 2 hours East of Cape Town in South Africa, is one of these destinations. A co-operative mindset of tourism businesses in Klaas Voogds and targetting the 'Quality of Life' market is bearing fruit with a 50 percent growth in the number of package bookings.

Discovery Initiatives, clients of Volcanoes Safaris, the first organization to host mountain gorilla safaris in post-conflict Uganda and Rwanda, have created a gorilla festival in Uganda that warrants some great attention. The Great Gorilla Gathering is designed to provide a stimulating platform from which to track gorillas and also give visitors a unique perspective and insight into the long-term welfare of gorillas.

Tinapa, Africa's Premier Business and Tourism Resort will be commissioned on Monday April 2, in Calabar. Tinapa, the cosmopolitan hub of Africa, is the utopian dream of Donald Duke, the governor of Cross River State in South Eastern Nigeria.