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The Nation’s oldest fully
appointed African American Travel Agency, invites you to
join us on one of the following exciting and adventurous
tours in 2019.
Upcoming Tours
July
28-August 6, 2023: Ghana
July
15 - 22, 2023: Return to the Motherland
04/20-05/2/2023: Egypt Tour of a
Lifetime
09/15-25/2023: South African Safari
Adventure
July
15 - 22, 2023: Return to the
Motherland
Each of the above tours
include roundtrip international air, hotel
accommodations, breakfast daily and other meals as
noted, all sightseeing, entrance fees and more.
Henderson Travel Service has a long and distinguished
history in African travel and tourism. Henderson Travel
first opened its doors in Atlanta, GA in 1955 as the first
fully appointed African American owned travel agency in the
U.S.
In 1955, the same
year that Rosa Parks refused to give up her seat on the
bus in Montgomery, AL-when African Americans could not
freely travel across town in the deep South because of
segregation, Freddye and Jake Henderson were
coordinating and promoting African American travel to
Europe and soon thereafter to Africa. In 1957, before
commercial airlines were flying to Africa, and all of
Africa was still referred to as the “Dark Continent”, it
was necessary for the Hendersons to charter an airplane
to take the first group of American tourists to Ghana to
celebrate its independence and the inauguration of Kwame
Nkrumah as Africa’s first Black President. That
pioneering trip to Ghana’s Independence celebration was
the catalyst for what became a multi-faceted company
involved in heritage tourism and tourism development
projects throughout the African Diaspora. That pivotal
1957 tour was also the beginning of Henderson Travel’s
commitment to promoting travel to Africa, for which we
have won numerous distinctions and awards over the last
six decades from various heads of state of African
countries and travel industry associations and
organizations.
One such award was
the Africa Trophy, a prestigious award for excellence in
the promotion of tourism to Africa. Additionally, Ms.
Freddye S. Henderson, founder of Henderson Travel
Service, received the Rosenbluth Memorial Award, the
American Society of Travel Agent’s (ASTA) highest
recognition of competence in the travel industry. Her
daughter, Dr. Gaynelle Henderson, who has run the
business since 1984 has continued the Henderson Travel
Service pioneering legacy and received many awards and
honors as well. Since 1957, Henderson Travel has
literally sent hundreds of thousands of tourists to
Africa.
Today, we are a
full service, fully computerized, state-of-the-art
Travel and Tour company and a Tourism Development
Consulting firm that operates under the name of
Henderson Associates. Henderson Associates/Henderson
Travel is comprised of a team of employees,
associates and technical advisors, uniquely
qualified to provide the full range of travel, tour
services and tourism development consulting, in
addition to the full array of conference and special
event planning and management. On every assignment,
we bring a comprehensive blend of management,
technical and administrative support to implement,
support and monitor the requirements of contracts
and projects.
Last Opportunity to join this
FABULOUS, bargain of a tour to THREE exciting
southern African countries before the deadline
of March 15th!! Only
three seats left!!
Book Now!
South
Africa, Zimbabwe &
Botswana
Included: • All Flights *Prices subject to change •
Accommodation: 4 nights The Portswood Hotel; 2
nights Gold Reef City Theme Park Hotel; 2 nights The
Cabanas Hotel at Sun City; 3 nights Lokuthula Lodges
• Meals: breakfast throughout; 5 lunches, 7 dinners
• Transfers and touring as specified in a 44 seater
coach in Cape Town and Johannesburg • Qualified
English speaking guides throughout • Entrance fees:
Table Mountain Cableway fee, SA Museum, Castle of
Good Hope, Robben Island ferry ticket, Cape Point
Nature Reserve, Boulders Beach, Kirstenbosch
Botanical Gardens, Mandela House, Apartheid Museum •
3 game drives in the Pilanesberg National Park with
open safari vehicles • Chobe Day trip • Transfers in
Victoria Falls Tour as per itinerary plus guided
Sunset cruise, Meet the People and Falls Tour •
Porterages • VAT and tourism levy
DEPARTURE DATES
From BWI: May 15-28, 2017
South Africa |
Zimbabwe |
Botswana |
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We invite you to explore our website to
discover the many destinations and kinds of
tours we specialize in, and to learn more
about how we can help create your perfect
vacation experience.
Contact Henderson Travel
Service
7961 Eastern Avenue, Silver Spring, MD 20910
• Telephone: 301-650-5700 • Email: gaynelle@hend.com
 
African Diaspora Tourism Initiative
There is growing evidence that the Africa Diaspora
contributes significantly to the development of the
continent through a variety of channels, including
investing in the continent and encouraging others to
invest, entrepreneurism, and knowledge exchange. The
Diaspora can also play a critical role in changing
perceptions—helping project a positive image of the
continent as a whole and each individual nation.For ATA
and its members, the African Diaspora community is a
critical and untapped resource in its goal to promote
travel and tourism to the African continent. To
encourage the participation of the Diaspora communities
in the travel, tourism and transport industries, ATA has
launched the ATA African Diaspora Initiative. Its goal
is to generate momentum and create innovative ways to
involve African Diaspora leaders, entrepreneurs and
media around the world in activities that lead to
tourism promotion to and investment in Africa.
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