Derek Houston celebrates 60 years in the tourism industry
Join us in congratulating D
erek Houston, Managing Director of Houston Travel Marketing, who is celebrating his 60th year of working in the tourism industry. Derek has been a SATSA Member since the late 1980’s!
His first job was with SATOUR in Pretoria in January 1965. Derek is one of the pioneers of Intra Africa travel promotion.
Derek and his wife Janet have been organising their famous Spotlight on Africa Travel workshops for the past 25 years. They have “Spotlighted’ in 45 cities in Africa and Europe and met with over 15,000 travel trade during these workshops.
Spotlight Travel Expos continue this year with a full programme. Click here for more details.
The first 2025 Spotlight show was held in Arusha on January 23rd with 42 exhibitors and over 400 Trade attending, followed by Gaborone next week with over 200 trade registered and Windhoek in March.
Their iconic Nairobi Spotlight Travel Expo will be held for the 18th time from 27-29 May with 35 exhibitors from Southern & Eastern Africa meeting with over 400 trade from Kenya.
Kenya is one of the biggest Africa “Air” markets for South Africa -with 50,000 plus Kenyan visitors to South Africa every year.
Congratulations from all of us at SATSA and everyone in the Tourism Industry, Derek and Janet!!!
