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2010

Going for Gold: More than 25 000 readers of Condé Nast Traveler (US) recently voted for their favourite hotels, resorts and cruise lines in the 17th annual Gold List of the World’s Best Places to Stay. In the Africa and Middle East category, we are delighted to see 6 &Beyond properties listed: • Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge • Kichwa Tembo • Ngorongoro Crater Lodge • Phinda Private Game Reserve • Madikwe Safari Lodge • Ngala Private Game Reserve Well done to all lodge teams for striking gold!

Award-Winning Family Fun: The winners of the World’s Best Family Hotels and Cruises are published in the fall issue of Travel + Leisure. This is a prestigious list of the top family-friendly hotels, resorts and cruises around the globe. We are delighted to see &Beyond Bateleur Camp included in the Africa & Middle East category, celebrated for its Maasai storytelling and tracking lessons for children. Congratulations to our Kichwa team for being included in this esteemed list two years in a row!

Condé Nast Traveler World Savers Award: The winners of the World’s Best Family Hotels and Cruises are published in the fall issue of Travel + Leisure. This is a prestigious list of the top family-friendly hotels, resorts and cruises around the globe. We are delighted to see &Beyond Bateleur Camp included in the Africa & Middle East category, celebrated for its Maasai storytelling and tracking lessons for children. Congratulations to our Kichwa team for being included in this esteemed list two years in a row!

East Africa Shines: The latest issue of Travel + Leisure features their annual World’s Best Awards for 2010, as voted by the readers. Jumping nine spots from last year, we are delighted to see &Beyond Kichwa Tembo Masai Mara Tented Camp at #30 in the year’s Top 100 Hotels. In the Top 20 Lodges and Resorts in Africa & the Middle East, Kichwa Tembo takes the #7 spot and &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge sits at #14.

A World Leader in Responsible Tourism: We are thrilled to announce that &Beyond has been voted Africa's Leading Responsible Tourism Company at the prestigious 2010 World Travel Awards! Not only that, but we also received Africa’s Leading Responsible Tourism Award. Described by the Wall Street Journal as the ‘Oscars’ of the travel industry, this is a great accolade for our company and a fantastic endorsement of our responsible tourism practices.

World’s Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas: &Beyond Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge is included in the 2010 Edition of Travel+Leisure’s World’s Greatest Hotels, Resorts and Spas. Referred to as “the iconoclastic new kid in town”, Xudum is hailed for its “part-land, part-water experience on a wildlife reserve that’s one of the largest in any permanent African Delta.” The article makes special mention of Xudum’s nine suites that are “furnished with canopied platform beds, freestanding porcelain tubs, and recycled side tables crafted, astonishingly enough, from rubber tires and beer cans.”

5 Gold Stars: More than 25 000 readers of Condé Nast Traveler (US) recently voted for their 681 favourite hotels, resorts and cruise lines in the 16th annual Gold List of the World’s Best Places to Stay. In the Africa and Middle East category, we are delighted to see four &Beyond properties listed: Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge, Phinda Private Game Reserve, Madikwe Safari Lodge and Lake Manyara Tree Lodge. In the Best by Design category, &Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve earned the #2 spot in all of Africa and the Middle East.

5TH Best Hotel in the World: The Condé Nast Traveler (US) magazine’s 2010 Readers’ Choice Awards have been published and we are thrilled to announce that &Beyond Phinda has been voted the 5th best hotel in the world! &Beyond Madikwe Safari Lodge was voted the 75th best hotel in the world and &Beyond Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge the 82nd best! We also had an impressive seven lodges mentioned in the 50 Best Resorts in Africa category: · Phinda Private Game Reserve (2) · Madikwe Safari Lodge (9) · Sandibe Okavango Safari Lodge (10) · Ngala Private Game Reserve (18) · Kichwa Tembo (26) · Ngorongoro Crater Lodge (32) · Lake Manyara Tree Lodge (40) Congratulations to our fabulous lodge teams who wow our guests and the readers of this magazine who, in turn, vote for us because of the incredible time they had at our lodges! These awards are voted for by 259 116 readers of Condé Nast who are passionate about travel.

2009

Best of Travel: Kirkman’s Kamp profiled as one of Country Life magazine’s 6 Romantic Hideaways

6 Romantic Hideaways: US journalist Andrew Evans has posted his own “Best of Travel” Awards on his blog site. We are delighted to see &Beyond mentioned in his list no less than five times! Best Safari Lodge: &Beyond Xudum Okavango Delta Lodge, Botswana. Best Interior Design/Room Décor: &Beyond Pashan Garh Panna Wilderness Lodge, India. Best Wildlife Experience: &Beyond Chobe Under Canvas, Botswana. Best Guides: &Beyond. Best Hotel Staff: &Beyond

2008

&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve selected by Condé Nast Traveler as a leader in social responsibility, winning the World Savers Award for best in wildlife conservation
The Condé Nast Traveller Gold List of the Best Hotels in the World includes &Beyond’s Mnemba Island and Ngorongoro Crater Lodges
The Travel + Leisure List of the 500 World’s Best Hotels includes &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge in Tanzania. &Beyond Kichwa Tembo was listed at No 1 in Kenya
Travel News rates &Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge as Best Safari Lodge and &Beyond Klein’s Camp as Best Tented Camp in Tanzania
&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge listed in the Top 10 Best Luxury Hotels in Africa in Trip Advisor’s Traveller’s Choice Awards
Travel + Leisure’s World’s Best Awards lists &Beyond Kichwa Tembo in the Africa & Middle East category as one of the region’s Top 10 Hotels for Service
&Beyond Phinda Private Game Reserve wins the prestigious Corporate Award from the Zoological Society of Southern Africa. This award is presented to the company that has made an exceptional contribution to the advancement of zoology in southern Africa
&Beyond Kwandwe Melton Manor chosen as one of Condé Nast Traveler’s Hot Hotels for 2008
&Beyond Mnemba Island honoured in the UK Telegraph’s Ultra Travel – Summer 2008 magazine as one of the top ten beaches in the world
&Beyond Baghvan features on Concierge.com’s next generation of the world’s best Design Hotels
Both &Beyond’s Mnemba Island and Baghvan Lodges rated in Tatler magazine’s 2008 Travel Guide, which lists the 101 Best Hotels in the World
Volumes 11 and 12 of the Andrew Martin Interior Design Review, featuring the world’s 35 most talented designers, both included Chris Browne, &Beyond Creative Director, for his innovative work on &Beyond’s Mahua Kothi, Baghvan and Kwandwe Melton Manor

2007

The Travel + Leisure Top 500 List named &Beyond Kichwa Tembo as No 1 in Kenya for its "tranquil location in one of Africa’s most cinematic landscapes"
&Beyond Ngorongoro Crater Lodge features in the Travel + Leisure Top 500 List for its "architecture and design that nearly rival the extraordinary natural surroundings"
Tatler’s Travel Guide lists &Beyond Mnemba Island Lodge in its prestigious list of the world’s 101 Best Hotels
&Beyond is delighted to have been mentioned four times in the most recent T+L 500 (the US Travel + Leisure’s renowned Top 500 list) – this time for the World's Best Hotels. This is the definitive guide to the greatest hotels worldwide!
Kichwa Tembo was named #1 in Kenya for its "tranquil location in one of Africa's most cinematic landscapes."
Ngorongoro Crater Lodge was featured for its "architecture and design that nearly rival the extraordinary natural surroundings."
Phinda Private Game Reserve's "unrivalled natural surroundings and seven distinct habitats" earned its nomination.
And Londolozi Private Game Reserve was named for its "excellent game viewing and progressive conservation practices."
January 2007: Bateleur Camp, Ngala, Phinda Forest Lodge and NCL have been listed in the US Conde Nast Traveler's 2007 Gold List
January 2007: &Beyond has been included on ForbesTraveler.com's list of exclusive safari companies
January 2007: Mnemba Island Lodge was listed in the prestigious UK Tatler's 2007 Travel Guide as one of the world's '101 Best Hotels'
Condé Nast Traveler recognises Phinda Getty House as one of the world's 130 top new hotels
Travel + Leisure named Phinda Getty House as one of the world's 50 most romantic escapes
In the Best by Food category of the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List, Phinda Forest Lodge was named second in Africa & Middle East
Condé Nast Traveller Gold List, Africa & Middle East – mentioned Kichwa Tembo, Phinda Forest Lodge and Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
In the category of Best Hotels in the World for Rooms, the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List named Phinda Private Game Reserve the best in Africa
In the category of Best Hotels in the World for Leisure Facilities, the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List named Kwandwe Private Game Reserve the best in Africa
Tatler Magazine named Phinda Rock Lodge as one of Tatler's 101 Best Hotels

2006

December 2006: The Society of Incentive and Travel Executives (SITE) recently announced their 2006 Crystal Awards. The top honour – the award for “Most Outstanding Catered Event at an Incentive Programme,” – went to Dragonfly Africa for the extravagant and elegant gala dinner they undertook at Londolozi Private Game Reserve in 2005 on behalf of BMW North America
December 2006: NCL & Londolozi were listed in the prestigious UK Condé Nast Traveller's Gold List for 2007
December 2006: Bateleur Camp, Ngala, Phinda Forest Lodge and NCL have been listed in the US Condé Nast Traveler's 2007 Gold List for 2007
October 2006 : Condé Nast Traveler (US) Readers' Choice Awards 2006 readers select the best the travel world has to offer. In the highly esteemed Top Resorts category, we are delighted to see that 5 of the Top 25 Resorts in Africa & the Middle East are &Beyond properties: Bateleur Camp, Londolozi Private Game Reserve, Phinda Forest Lodge, Ngala Private Game Reserve and Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
September 2006: Condé Nast Traveler's latest listing of the world's 10 most spectacular swimming pools, with Londolozi's Founders Camp coming in at number 4! The pool was selected as one of the worlds very best as it is “perfect after a hard day's safari”
September 2006: Condé Nast Traveller (UK) - 2006 Readers' Travel Awards , showcasing the Best in the World, in the accommodation category for the Middle East, Africa & the Indian Ocean Islands , Ngorongoro Crater Lodge came 3 rd , with Londolozi Private Game Reserve following closely at #5
August 2006: Travel and Leisure – USA – World best hotels – the top 100, Kichwa Tembo listed 35; Phinda Private Game Reserve listed 45
August 2006: GQ Magazine South Africa named Phinda Forest Lodge in 10 th place for the sexiest spots on the planet
June 2006: Hideaway Report features an outstanding review of Kichwa Tembo , Klein's Camp, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge and Grumeti River Camp
June 2006: &Beyond is delighted to feature in Travel + Leisure magazine's 2006 World's Best Service awards. BEST IN THE WORLD for service, in the Africa and the Middle East category: Kichwa Tembo was voted 2 nd and Londolozi Private Game Reserve was voted 7th
March 2006: 1000 Places to see before you die, Phinda qualifies as one of the 1000 places, whilst Londolozi and NCL are featured as recommended places to stay in the Sabi Sands and at the Crater respectively
March 2006: Zimbabwe Tourism Authority awarded Matetsi Game Lodges a Silver Jubilee Tourism Merit Award, for outstanding contribution to tourism during the period 1980 – 2005
June 2006: Hideaway Report features an outstanding review of Kichwa Tembo , Klein's Camp, Ngorongoro Crater Lodge and Grumeti River Camp
June 2006: &Beyond is delighted to feature in Travel + Leisure magazine's 2006 World's Best Service awards. BEST IN THE WORLD for service, in the Africa and the Middle East category: Kichwa Tembo was voted 2 nd and Londolozi Private Game Reserve was voted 7th
February 2006: Travel+Leisure named Phinda Getty House as one of the top 50 Romantic Escapes
Condé Nast Traveller Gold List, in the category of The Best by Food 2006, Phinda Forest Lodge was named second in Africa & Middle East
Condé Nast Traveller Gold List, Africa & Middle East, 41 Gold List and 15 Reserves of Luxury and wilderness, mentioned was Kichwa Tembo, Phinda Forest Lodge, Londolozi Private Game Reserve and Ngorongoro Crater Lodge.
Condé Nast Traveller 2006 - The Gold List, in the category of the best Hotels in the world for Rooms, named Phinda Private Game Reserve in Africa
Condé Nast Traveller 2006 - The Gold List, in the category of the best Hotels in the world for Leisure Facilities, named Kwandwe Private Game Reserve in Africa
Tatler Magazine named Phinda Rock Lodge Tatler's 101 Best Hotels
"100 Best Places in the World," the Harpers Abroad Magazine awarded Phinda Getty Lodge, for its "amazing level of service" as one of the best in the "Private World"
"100 Best Places in the World," the Harpers Abroad Magazine awarded Kwandwe Private Game Reserve, for its "fantastic 'funky farmhouse' food, pretty baby bed linen and Theo the Butler" in the "One-Off Destination-Child-Friendly category
"100 Best Places in the World," the Harpers Abroad Magazine awarded Mnemba Island Lodge, won as one of the best "Beach Escapes-Luxe for Less" category for its "beach"
This year "The Woman of the Year Trophy" was awarded to Nicky Fitzgerald and Yvonne Short of &Beyond, two strong, intelligent and energetic women who, they stated, "show remarkable tenacity and commitment to their property," the Londolozi Private Game Reserve. Both women develop and operate &Beyond lodges and are passionately devoted to nature conservation
T+L (January 06) Worlds 500 Best Hotels, voted number#1 in Kenya Kichwa Tembo Tented Camp and number #1 in Tanzania Ngorongoro Crater Lodge. Londolozi Private Game Reserve also featured in Worlds Top 500 Hotels
Condé Nast Traveler recognises Phinda Getty House as one of the world's 130 top new hotels
Travel + Leisure named Phinda Getty House as one of the world's 50 most romantic escapes
In the Best by Food category of the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List, Phinda Forest Lodge was named second in Africa & Middle East
Condé Nast Traveler recognises Phinda Getty House as one of the world's 130 top new hotels
Condé Nast Traveller Gold List, Africa & Middle East – mentioned Kichwa Tembo, Phinda Forest Lodge and Ngorongoro Crater Lodge
In the category of Best Hotels in the World for Rooms, the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List named Phinda Private Game Reserve the best in Africa
Condé Nast Traveler recognises Phinda Getty House as one of the world's 130 top new hotels
# In the category of Best Hotels in the World for Leisure Facilities, the Condé Nast Traveller Gold List named Kwandwe Private Game Reserve the best in Africa
Tatler Magazine named Phinda Rock Lodge as one of Tatler's 101 Best Hotels