Travelers now have the chance to win enough airline miles to last for many trips to come.Air Tahiti Nui's “Share The Love” contest will give away a total of 1,000,000 airline miles from the loyalty program in increments of 25,000 miles each to winning travelers. As for the ‘sharing’ component of the contest, each winner who gets the prize of 25,000 miles, can give 25,000 to a person of their choice. The original winner also receives a private helicopter flight courtesy of Tahiti Nui Helicopters.
How (and Why) to Partner with Wildlife Travel Experts
21.07.2023 - 00:15 / travelweekly.com
Photo Credit: National Geographic ExpeditionsLearning from wildlife experts during bucket list adventures is a must for an enriching experience. Here is the best way for travel advisors to sell premium wildlife travel while still protecting nature for future generations.
For many travelers, seeing wildlife in their natural habitat can be life altering. The key to this immersive type of travel often lies in the knowledge of tour operators and the experts who guide clients. Travel advisors who sell this type of travel — conservation and protection of land and animal life – also play an integral role by ensuring their clients are partnered with the highest caliber of wildlife travel experts for the ultimate experience.
“You cannot go on safari, see wild animals in their natural habitat and not come back from that trip a changed person,” says Sheena Dersidan, a luxury travel advisor with IAMSHEGLOBAL, an independent affiliate of Montecito Village Travel, a Virtuoso Agency in Sherman Oaks, Calif. “Observing the perfect order and flow of wildlife in their natural habitats allows travelers to directly connect to the grace, beauty and strength that resides in all living creatures, including themselves.”
Dersidan specializes in selling African safaris, tiger viewing in India, leopards and elephants in Sri Lanka, as well as the birding and giant tortoises and marine animals in places like the Galapagos, she says.
Marsha Dolbow, CTC, an independent affiliate of Coastline Travel Advisors, a Virtuoso Agency in Garden Grove, Calif., who sells Africa, Alaska, some Canada, and Costa Rica, agrees. “The best zoo in the world cannot compare to the sighting of a polar bear on the tundra or cats of all types wherever they roam in Africa. There is a goosebump feeling when an elephant meanders near your lodging or a big male lion strolls past on a game drive. It reaches inside to something elemental.”
Immersive OpportunitiesViewing wildlife is part of the current popularity of outdoor and immersive experiences for travelers.
“As with many destinations, we have seen an increase in outdoor adventure and travelers looking for outdoor experiences,” says Lisa Mayo, president and CEO, Visit Tuolumne County. “With that comes a curiosity of seeing wildlife in their natural habitats. There has been an increase in demand for immersive experiences and seeing wildlife in their natural habitat provides that experience for people. Seeing a bear in Yosemite Valley or deer in Hetch Hetchy will be a once-in-a-lifetime encounter that most people will never forget.”
Benji Schwartz, destination manager for National Geographic Expeditions, which offers wildlife adventures among its 150 tour offerings, says “travelers who may have spent
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