Diverse and exciting holidays with Development Promotions…

Development Promotions is a respected, well-established and highly successful tour operator in South Africa. It was for this reason that the owners of Computravel approached Jane the MD and Jackie, the Sales & Marketing Director, to register with Computravel as one of the founding tour operators showcasing their incredible inventory of holidays and cruises on the Computravel portal. We know that an awesome team in their Johannesburg office backs any of the Development Promotions products and that all their travel partners hold them in high esteem.
The company was formed in 1972 and it specialises in the promotion and marketing of travel products, on a representation or General Sales Agency basis, for international travel suppliers. It is noteworthy that all their shareholders, directors and employees are actively involved in the company’s operation.

A staff compliment of 15 is engaged in the handling of all the various aspects of the travel business, each with the knowledge and expertise in his or her respective fields.

As with all the tour operators registered with Computravel Development Promotion is a member of ASATA (Association of South African Travel Agents) “Travel Partners” section. It is also a member of BARSA (Board of Airlines Representatives in South Africa). As preferred suppliers of most of the major retail groupings in South Africa, they enjoy strong support from all the key Tour Operators, Airlines and Tourism offices.

This is what they have to say about themselves…

‘Our expertise lies in penetrating the travel market in South African with new and innovative ideas on behalf of our client base. Marketing and Public relations activities are monitored on a continuous basis to ensure a good return on investment on behalf of our clients. Our initiatives are distributed via the travel trade, direct to the consumer and press, all with whom we have built strong and credible relationships. We are selective with whom we work in our market to ensure dual credibility and quality of product, and ensure we have a joint strategy to achieve a long term commitment into this growing emerging market.’

Their product portfolio includes:

Airlines
· Continental Airlines
· Europe by Air
· Finnair
Hotel Groups
· WORLDHOTELS
Cruise Lines
· Costa Cruises
· European Waterways ( Go Barging )
· Hurtigruten - Norwegian Coastal Voyages
· Peter Deilmann River and Ocean Cruises
· Preferred Operator for Royal Caribbean, Celebrity, Oceania and Crystal Cruises
· Tallink Silja Line
Tourist Boards
· Tourism Ireland
Tour Operators
· GAP (Adventure Travel in South America)
· The Imaginative Traveller
· Qantas Holidays

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