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 Press ReleasesMICATO SAFARIS NAMED WORLD'S BEST TOUR OPERATOR AND SAFARI OUTFITTER BY TRAVEL + LEISURE MAGAZINE~Micato Tops List for 8th Year; Award Honors Excellence in Travel~New York, NY – July 11, 2011– For an unprecedented 8th time, luxury safari company Micato Safaris (www.micato.com) has been chosen as “World’s Best Tour Operator and Safari Outfitter” by readers of Travel + Leisure magazine. Travel + Leisure’s sixteenth annual World’s Best Awards – the result of a survey revealing readers’ favorite hotels, cities, islands, cruise lines, airlines, car-rental agencies, spas, and tour operators and safari outfitters - was announced July 7, 2011; Micato received an overall score of 97.04 out of a possible 100 points. “For 45 years, Micato Safaris has been dedicated to providing the utmost in luxury and service, and we are committed to the highest standards of stewardship of the environment and local culture in the destinations we visit,” states Dennis Pinto, managing director of Micato Safaris. “We are honored to be recognized for what we consider a privilege – the opportunity to share the spectacular beauty of Africa’s wildlife and people with our travelers.” The top winners in each category will attend an awards ceremony on July 14 hosted by Editor in Chief Nancy Novogrod and VP/Publisher Jean-Paul Kyrillos at the new Mr. C Beverly Hills hotel in Los Angeles. Other winners include World’s Best Hotel Singita Grumeti Reserves, a favorite of Micato travelers in Serengeti, Tanzania, as well as Crystal Cruises (World’s Best Cruise Line, Large Ship Cruises); Santorini, Greece (World’s Best Island); New York City (World’s Best City); Singapore Airlines (World’s Best International Airline); and Sofitel Queensland Hotel & Spa, New Zealand (World’s Best Spa). The awards are featured on www.travelandleisure.com and in the August issue of Travel + Leisure, on newsstands July 22, 2011. For more information about Micato Safaris, visit www.micato.com or call 1-800-MICATO-1. (###) About Micato Safaris Micato Safaris is a luxury safari operator—offering adventures in East Africa, Southern Africa and India—that’s been setting the industry standard for luxury and service for more than three decades. Travellers have recognized Micato’s unsurpassed service by naming the company the #1 World’s Best Tour Operator & Safari Outfitter” a record eight times in Travel + Leisure’s prestigious annual survey. Micato’s accolades from industry peers include the Conde Nast Traveler World Savers Award. For nearly a quarter century, Micato’s nonprofit arm, AmericaShare, has been supporting orphaned and vulnerable children and adults affected by the HIV/AIDS pandemic. Micato furthered its philanthropic outreach in 2010 when the company introduced its revolutionary One for One Commitment, which places one impoverished child in school for every safari sold. |
